2008 MTN 8
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | South Africa |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Mamelodi Sundowns |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 26 (2.89 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | 3 Gert Schalkwyk (Kaizer Chiefs) |
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The 2008 MTN 8 kicked off on the weekend of 9 August with the first two quarterfinals being played on Saturday and Sunday, and the next round of quarterfinals were played on the weekend of the 16 and 17 August. The first leg of the semifinals took place on 23 and 24 August and the second leg on the weekend of 30 August. The finals were scheduled for 21 September, World Peach Day, but the pitch was waterlogged due to heavy rain over that week. The finals were rescheduled for two days later on 23 September at the ABSA Stadium (Kings Park) in Durban.
Teams
The eight teams that competed in the MTN 8 Wafa Wafa knockout competition are: (listed according to their finishing position in the 2007–08 Premier Soccer League Season.
- 1. Supersport United
- 2. Ajax Cape Town
- 3. Santos
- 4. Mamelodi Sundowns
- 5. Free State Stars
- 6. Kaizer Chiefs
- 7. Moroka Swallows
- 8. Orlando Pirates
Quarter-finals
Supersport United | ||
|---|---|---|
Thembile Kanono  7' |
Anthony Laffor 82' |
Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
Ajax Cape Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lefa Tsutsulupa 8' Sandile Ndlovu 37'Morgan Shivambu 99'Ryan Botha 119' |
Brett Evans 49' Eduardo Ferreira 90'Mabhuti Khanyeza 120' |
Santos | ||
|---|---|---|
| 58' |
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Free State Stars | ||
|---|---|---|
| Katlego Mphela 98' |
Super Stadium, Pretoria
Semi-finals
1st leg
Moroka Swallows | ||
|---|---|---|
Jose Torrealba 21' |
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Supersport United | ||
|---|---|---|
| 58' |
Brent Carelse 45' |
Super Stadium, Pretoria
2nd leg
Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
|---|---|---|
| Daine Klate 55' 92' Brent Carelse 90' |
Surprise Moriri 85' Lerato Chabangu 118' |
Super Stadium, Pretoria
Kaizer Chiefs | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Botha 49' |
| Team 1 | Agg.
|
Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kaizer Chiefs
 |
2–1 | Moroka Swallows
|
2–0 | 0–1 |
Mamelodi Sundowns
|
4–4 | Supersport United
|
2–1 | 2–3 |
- Mamelodi Sundownswent through to the finals on aggregate due to their away goals.
Finals
MTN8 WAFA WAFA 2008 Winners |
Kaizer Chiefs FC 14th Title |
Top scorers
| Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Gert Schalkwyk
|
Kaizer Chiefs
|
3 |
| Daine Klate
|
Supersport United
|
2 |
| Brent Carelse
|
Supersport United
| |
| Surprise Moriri
|
Mamelodi Sundowns
| |
| Ryan Botha
|
Moroka Swallows
| |
Jose Torrealba
|
Kaizer Chiefs
| |
Anthony Laffor
|
Supersport United
|
1 |
Fikru Tefera
|
Supersport United
| |
| Thembile Kanono
|
Orlando Pirates
| |
| Brett Evans
|
Ajax Cape Town
| |
 Eduardo Ferreira
|
Ajax Cape Town
| |
| Mabhuti Khanyeza
|
Ajax Cape Town
| |
| Lefa Tsutsulupa
|
Moroka Swallows
| |
| Sandile Ndlovu
|
Moroka Swallows
| |
| Morgan Shivambu
|
Moroka Swallows
| |
| Reneilwe Letsholonyane
|
Kaizer Chiefs
| |
| Katlego Mphela
|
Mamelodi Sundowns
| |
 Jorge Acuña
|
Mamelodi Sundowns
| |
| Lerato Chabangu
|
Mamelodi Sundowns
|