2008 MTN 8

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{{Infobox football tournament season

| title = MTN 8

| year = 2008

| other_titles =

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| country = South Africa

| dates =

| num_teams = 8

| champions = Kaizer Chiefs
(14th title)

| runner-up = Mamelodi Sundowns

| third =

| fourth =

| matches = 9

| goals = 26

| attendance =

| top goal scorer = 3 Gert Schalkwyk (Kaizer Chiefs)

| player =

| prevseason = 2007

| nextseason = 2009

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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, 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 Premiership season.

Quarter-finals

{{football box

|date= 8 August 2008

|team1= Orlando Pirates

|score = 1–2

|team2= Supersport United

|goals1=Thembile Kanono {{goal|7}}

|goals2=Fikru Tefera {{goal|21}}
Anthony Laffor {{goal|82}}

|stadium=Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg}}

{{football box

|date= 9 August 2008

|team1= Moroka Swallows

|score = 4–3

|team2= Ajax Cape Town

|goals1=Lefa Tsutsulupa {{goal|8}}
Sandile Ndlovu {{goal|37}}
Morgan Shivambu {{goal|99}}
Ryan Botha {{goal|119}}

|goals2=Brett Evans {{goal|49}}
Eduardo Ferreira {{goal|90}}
Mabhuti Khanyeza {{goal|120}}

|stadium=Olympia Park, Rustenburg}}

{{football box

|date= 9 August 2008

|team1= Kaizer Chiefs

|score = 4–0

|team2= Santos

|goals1=Gert Schalkwyk {{goal|4}} {{goal|26}}
Jose Torrealba {{goal|21}}
Reneilwe Letsholonyane {{goal|58}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria}}

{{football box

|date= 10 August 2008

|team1= Mamelodi Sundowns

|score = 1–0

|team2= Free State Stars

|goals1=Katlego Mphela {{goal|98}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Super Stadium, Pretoria}}

Semi-finals

=1st leg=

{{football box

|date= 16 August 2008

|team1= Kaizer Chiefs

|score = 2–0

|team2= Moroka Swallows

|goals1=Gert Schalkwyk {{goal|9}}
Jose Torrealba {{goal|21}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria}}

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{{football box

|date= 17 August 2008

|team1= Mamelodi Sundowns

|score = 2–1

|team2= Supersport United

|goals1= Jorge Acuna {{goal|11}}
Surprise Moriri {{goal|58}}

|goals2=Brent Carelse {{goal|45}}

|stadium=Super Stadium, Pretoria}}

=2nd leg=

{{football box

|date= 23 August 2008

|team1= Supersport United

|score = 3–2

|team2= Mamelodi Sundowns

|goals1=Daine Klate {{goal|55}} {{goal|92}}
Brent Carelse {{goal|90}}

|goals2=Surprise Moriri {{goal|85}}
Lerato Chabangu {{goal|118}}

|stadium=Super Stadium, Pretoria}}

{{football box

|date= 24 August 2008

|team1= Moroka Swallows

|score = 1–0

|team2= Kaizer Chiefs

|goals1=Ryan Botha {{goal|49}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Olympia Park, Rustenburg}}

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult|Kaizer Chiefs|ZAF|2–1|Moroka Swallows|ZAF|2–0|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Mamelodi Sundowns|ZAF|4–4|Supersport United|ZAF|2–1|2–3}}

|}

Finals

{{football box

|date=23 May 2008

|team1= Mamelodi Sundowns

|score=0–0 {{aet}}

|team2= Kaizer Chiefs

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=ABSA Stadium (Kings Park), Durban

|penalties1=Moriri {{pengoal}}
Nyandoro {{penmiss}}
Chabangu {{pengoal}}
Mabizela {{pengoal}}
Mngomeni {{penmiss}}

|penaltyscore=3–4

|penalties2={{pengoal}} Torrealba
{{pengoal}} Schalkwyk
{{penmiss}} Bhasera
{{pengoal}} Tshabalala
{{pengoal}} Letsholonyane

}}

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MTN8 WAFA WAFA
2008 Winners
Kaizer Chiefs FC
14th Title

Top scorers

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Scorer

!Club

!Goals

{{flagicon|RSA}} Gert Schalkwyk

|Kaizer Chiefs

|rowspan=1 align=center|3

{{flagicon|RSA}} Daine Klate

|Supersport United

|rowspan=5 align=center|2

{{flagicon|RSA}} Brent Carelse

|Supersport United

{{flagicon|RSA}} Surprise Moriri

|Mamelodi Sundowns

{{flagicon|RSA}} Ryan Botha

|Moroka Swallows

{{flagicon|VEN}} Jose Torrealba

|Kaizer Chiefs

{{flagicon|Liberia}} Anthony Laffor

|Supersport United

|rowspan=13 align=center|1

{{flagicon|Ethiopia|1996}} Fikru Tefera

|Supersport United

{{flagicon|RSA}} Thembile Kanono

|Orlando Pirates

{{flagicon|RSA}} Brett Evans

|Ajax Cape Town

{{flagicon|BRA}} Eduardo Ferreira

|Ajax Cape Town

{{flagicon|RSA}} Mabhuti Khanyeza

|Ajax Cape Town

{{flagicon|RSA}} Lefa Tsutsulupa

|Moroka Swallows

{{flagicon|RSA}} Sandile Ndlovu

|Moroka Swallows

{{flagicon|RSA}} Morgan Shivambu

|Moroka Swallows

{{flagicon|RSA}} Reneilwe Letsholonyane

|Kaizer Chiefs

{{flagicon|RSA}} Katlego Mphela

|Mamelodi Sundowns

{{flagicon|CHL}} Jorge Acuña

|Mamelodi Sundowns

{{flagicon|RSA}} Lerato Chabangu

|Mamelodi Sundowns