2023 African Football League final

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2023 African Football League final
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Match programme cover
Event 2023 African Football League
Wydad AC Mamelodi Sundowns
Flag of Morocco.svg Flag of South Africa.svg
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First leg
Wydad AC Mamelodi Sundowns
21
Date5 November 2023 (2023-11-05) [1]
Venue Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca
Referee Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
Attendance45,000
WeatherMostly cloudy
18 °C (64 °F)
84% humidity
Second leg
Mamelodi Sundowns Wydad AC
20
Date12 November 2023 (2023-11-12) [1]
Venue Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Referee Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Attendance50,000
WeatherPartially covered
34 °C (93 °F)
22% humidity
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The 2023 African Football League final were the final matches of the 2023 African Football League, the 1st edition of Africa's newest club football tournament, the African Football League, organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Contents

Venues

Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca, Morocco, hosted the first leg. Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca.jpg
Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca, Morocco, hosted the first leg.
Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, hosted the second leg. Loftus Versfeld Game Night.JPG
Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, hosted the second leg.

Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Flag of Morocco.svg Wydad AC Round Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Flag of Nigeria.svg Enyimba 4–0 1–0 (A) 3–0 (H) Quarter-finals Flag of Angola.svg Petro de Luanda 2–0 2–0 (A) 0–0 (H)
Flag of Tunisia.svg Espérance de Tunis 1–1 (5–4 p ) 1–0 (H) 0–1 (A) Semi-finals Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 1–0 1–0 (H) 0–0 (A)

Format

The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis.

If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still tied, extra time was played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.

Matches

First leg

Details

Wydad AC Flag of Morocco.svg 2–1 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns
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  • Serrhat Soccerball shade.svg78'
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Attendance: 45,000
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GK32 Flag of Morocco.svg Youssef El Motie
RB22 Flag of Morocco.svg Ayoub El Amloud Yellow card.svg 47'
CB4 Flag of Morocco.svg Amine Aboulfath
CB16 Flag of Morocco.svg Jamal Harkass
LB14 Flag of Morocco.svg Yahia Attiyat Allah
RM19 Flag of Morocco.svg Montasser Lahtimi Sub off.svg 45+13'
CM5 Flag of Morocco.svg Yahya Jabrane (c)Yellow card.svg 73'
CM17 Flag of Algeria.svg Zakaria Draoui
LM23 Flag of Morocco.svg Hicham Boussefiane Sub off.svg 66'
AM13 Flag of Morocco.svg Abdellah Haimoud Sub off.svg 65'
CF21 Flag of Morocco.svg Charki El Bahri Sub off.svg 78'
Substitutes:
GK1 Flag of Morocco.svg Mehdi Maftah
GK40 Flag of France.svg Boubacar Bah
DF2 Flag of Morocco.svg Oussama Mahrous
DF15 Flag of Morocco.svg Hamza Regragui
DF20 Flag of Algeria.svg Ilyes Chetti
DF25 Flag of Morocco.svg Amine Farhane
MF3 Flag of Morocco.svg Anas Serrhat Sub on.svg 65'
MF24 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Soufyan Ahannach
FW10 Flag of Libya.svg Hamdou Elhouni Sub on.svg 45+13'
FW11 Flag of Morocco.svg Mohamed Ounajem Sub on.svg 66'
FW27 Flag of Senegal.svg Bouly Sambou Sub on.svg 78'
FW30 Flag of Morocco.svg Saifeddine Bouhra
Manager:
Flag of Morocco.svg Adil Ramzi
GK30 Flag of South Africa.svg Ronwen Williams
RB25 Flag of South Africa.svg Khuliso Mudau
CB40 Flag of South Africa.svg Rivaldo Coetzee
CB20 Flag of South Africa.svg Grant Kekana Sub off.svg 45'
LB13 Flag of Morocco.svg Abdelmounaim Boutouil
RM11 Flag of Chile.svg Marcelo Allende
DM4 Flag of South Africa.svg Teboho Mokoena
LM17 Flag of South Africa.svg Aubrey Modiba Sub off.svg 68'
RW33 Flag of South Africa.svg Thapelo Maseko Sub off.svg 45'
CF18 Flag of South Africa.svg Themba Zwane (c)Sub off.svg 81'
LW7 Flag of South Africa.svg Lesiba William Nku Sub off.svg 68'
Substitutes:
GK1 Flag of Uganda.svg Denis Onyango
DF3 Flag of South Africa.svg Rushine De Reuck
DF5 Flag of South Africa.svg Mosa Lebusa Sub on.svg 45'
DF6 Flag of Kenya.svg Brian Onyango
MF8 Flag of South Africa.svg Bongani Zungu Sub on.svg 81'
MF14 Flag of South Africa.svg Terrence Mashego
MF21 Flag of South Africa.svg Sphelele Mkhulise
MF34 Flag of South Africa.svg Mothobi Mvala
MF35 Flag of South Africa.svg Neo Maema Sub on.svg 68'
MF39 Flag of South Africa.svg Lebohang Maboe Sub on.svg 45'
FW10 Flag of Uruguay.svg Gastón Sirino Sub on.svg 68'
FW22 Flag of South Africa.svg Siyabonga Mabena
Manager:
Flag of South Africa.svg Rhulani Mokwena

Assistant referees:
Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim (Sudan)
Khalil Hassani (Djibouti)
Fourth official:
Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)
Video assistant referee:
Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Mokrane Gourari (Algeria)

Match rules
  • 90 minutes.
  • Twelve named substitutes, of which up to five may be used. [note 1]

Statistics

Second leg

Details

Mamelodi Sundowns Flag of South Africa.svg 2–0 Flag of Morocco.svg Wydad AC
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Wydad AC
MF4 Flag of South Africa.svg Teboho Mokoena Yellow card.svg 90+9'
DF5 Flag of South Africa.svg Mosa Lebusa
FW7 Flag of South Africa.svg Lesiba William Nku
FW11 Flag of Chile.svg Marcelo Allende Sub off.svg 90+8'
DF13 Flag of Morocco.svg Abdelmounaim Boutouil
MF17 Flag of South Africa.svg Aubrey Modiba Sub off.svg 89'
MF18 Flag of South Africa.svg Themba Zwane (c)Yellow card.svg 89'Sub off.svg 90'
FW23 Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas Ribeiro Costa Sub off.svg 66'
DF25 Flag of South Africa.svg Khuliso Mudau Yellow card.svg 90+9'
GK30 Flag of South Africa.svg Ronwen Williams Yellow card.svg 86'
MF34 Flag of South Africa.svg Mothobi Mvala
FW38 Flag of Namibia.svg Peter Shalulile Sub off.svg 89'
Substitutes:
GK1 Flag of Uganda.svg Denis Onyango
DF3 Flag of South Africa.svg Rushine De Reuck
DF6 Flag of Kenya.svg Brian Onyango Sub on.svg 89'
MF8 Flag of South Africa.svg Bongani Zungu Sub on.svg 66'
FW10 Flag of Uruguay.svg Gastón Sirino
MF14 Flag of South Africa.svg Terrence Mashego Sub on.svg 89'
MF21 Flag of South Africa.svg Sphelele Mkhulise
FW22 Flag of South Africa.svg Siyabonga Mabena
MF24 Flag of South Africa.svg Sipho Mbule
FW33 Flag of South Africa.svg Thapelo Maseko Yellow card.svg 90+10'Sub on.svg 90'
MF35 Flag of South Africa.svg Neo Maema
MF39 Flag of South Africa.svg Lebohang Maboe Sub on.svg 90+8'
Manager:
Flag of South Africa.svg Rhulani Mokwena
MF3 Flag of Morocco.svg Anas Serrhat Yellow card.svg 45+12'Sub off.svg 85'
DF4 Flag of Morocco.svg Amine Aboulfath
MF13 Flag of Morocco.svg Abdellah Haimoud Sub off.svg 65'
DF14 Flag of Morocco.svg Yahia Attiyat Allah
DF16 Flag of Morocco.svg Jamal Harkass
FW19 Flag of Morocco.svg Montasser Lahtimi Sub off.svg 45'
DF22 Flag of Morocco.svg Ayoub El Amloud (c)
FM17 Flag of Algeria.svg Zakaria Draoui
FW21 Flag of Morocco.svg Charki El Bahri Yellow card.svg 38'Sub off.svg 45'
FW23 Flag of Morocco.svg Hicham Boussefiane Sub off.svg 65'
GK32 Flag of Morocco.svg Youssef El Motie
Substitutes:
GK1 Flag of Morocco.svg Mehdi Maftah
DF2 Flag of Morocco.svg Oussama Mahrous
FW10 Flag of Libya.svg Hamdou Elhouni Sub on.svg 65'
FW11 Flag of Morocco.svg Mohamed Ounajem Sub on.svg 85'
DF15 Flag of Morocco.svg Hamza Regragui
DF20 Flag of Algeria.svg Ilyes Chetti
MF24 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Soufyan Ahannach Sub on.svg 65'
DF25 Flag of Morocco.svg Amine Farhane
FW27 Flag of Senegal.svg Bouly Sambou Sub on.svg 45'
FW30 Flag of Morocco.svg Saifeddine Bouhra Sub on.svg 45'
DF35 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Arsène Zola
GK40 Flag of France.svg Boubacar Bah
Manager:
Flag of Morocco.svg Adil Ramzi

Assistant referees:
Elvis Guy Noupue Nguegoue (Cameroon)
Arsenio Shadrick Marongella (Mozambique)
Video assistant referee:
Peter Waweru (Kenya)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)

Match rules

Statistics

Notes

  1. ↑ Each team was only given three opportunities to make substitutions, excluding substitutions made at half-time.

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References

  1. 1 2 "The inaugural African Football League (AFL) kicks off in October 2023 and will be preceded by official draw on Saturday 2 September 2023". Confederation of African Football. 29 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "1st leg team statistics". afl.africa. African Football League.
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