Soccer News of Friday, 6 December 2002

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Wydad Casablanca factfile

Full title: Wydad Atletic Club Casablanca

Created: 1938

Base: Casablanca (commercial capital)

Colours: Red (alternate: white)

Nickname: Red Devils

African honour: 1992 African Champions Cup winners

Previous Cup Winners Cup appearance: 1998 - semi-finals

Cup Winners Cup record: Overall - P14 W6 D5 L3 F28 A14. Home - P7 W6 D1 L0 F23 A4. Away - P7 W0 D4 L3 F5 A10

Path to final: First round - Sonacos (Sen) 3-0 (3-0 home 0-0 away), second - Alliance Bouake (Civ) 6-1 (5-0 1-1), quarter-finals: Vita (Drc) 3-2, semi-finals: USMA (Alg) 2-2 (0-0 2-2, won on away goals)

Scorers: 6 - Emerson Noguiera (Bra), 2 - Lahcen Abrami, 1 - Laarif Ait, Mohamed Benchrifa, Hakim Daoudi, Chemsedine al-Janabi, Khalid Khama, Rabii Lafoui

Captain: Lahcen Abrami

Coach: Luis Oscar Fullone (Arg)