2023 CAF Super Cup

Last updated
2023 CAF Super Cup
TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup 2023
2023 CAF Super Cup (cover).jpg
Match programme cover
Al Ahly USM Alger
Flag of Egypt.svg Flag of Algeria.svg
01
Date15 September 2023
Venue King Fahd Stadium, Taif, Saudi Arabia
Man of the Match Aliou Dieng (Al Ahly)
Referee Pierre Atcho (Gabon) [1]
Attendance10,000 [2]
WeatherPartly cloudy
28 °C (82 °F)
33% humidity
← 2022
2024 →

The 2023 CAF Super Cup, known as the TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup 2023 for sponsorship reasons, [3] was the 32nd CAF Super Cup, an annual football match in Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), between the winners of the previous season's two CAF club competitions, the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup.

Contents

On 26 August, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has communicated the date of the course of CAF Super Cup final. This match took place on September 15 at the King Fahd Stadium in Taif, Saudi Arabia. [4]

The match was played between the 2022–23 CAF Champions League winners, and the 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup winners.

Teams

TeamZoneQualificationPrevious participation (bold indicates winners)
Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly UNAF (North Africa) 2022–23 CAF Champions League winners10 (1994, 2002 , 2006 , 2007 , 2009 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015, 2021 (May) , 2021 (December) )
Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger UNAF (North Africa) 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup winnersNone

Format

The CAF Super Cup was played as a single match at a neutral venue, with the CAF Champions League winners designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes. If the score is tied at the end of regulation, extra time was not played, and the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (CAF Champions League Regulations XXVII and CAF Confederation Cup Regulations XXV). [5] [6]

Venue

class=notpageimage|
Location of the host city of the 2023 CAF Super Cup.
CityStadium
Taif King Fahd Stadium
lTy'f mn jbl lhd~1.jpg Flag of None.svg
Capacity: 20,000

Match

Al Ahly Flag of Egypt.svg 0–1 Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger
Report
  • Belaïd Soccerball shade.svg43' (pen.)
King Fahd Stadium, Taif (Saudi Arabia)
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
Kit left arm alahly2324h.png
Kit left arm.svg
Kit body alahly2324h.png
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm alahly2324h.png
Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts alahly2324h.png
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks color 3 stripes white.png
Kit socks long.svg
Al Ahly
Kit left arm macroncharoneco23wrb.png
Kit left arm.svg
Kit body macroncharoneco23wrb.png
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm macroncharoneco23wrb.png
Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks long.svg
USM Alger
GK1 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed El Shenawy (c)
DF21 Flag of Tunisia.svg Ali Maâloul
DF5 Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Rabia
DF30 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Hany
DF24 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Abdel Monem
MF15 Flag of Mali.svg Aliou Dieng
MF14 Flag of Egypt.svg Hussein El Shahat Sub off.svg 79'
MF22 Flag of Egypt.svg Emam Ashour Sub off.svg 79'
MF13 Flag of Egypt.svg Marwan Attia Sub off.svg 64'
FW7 Flag of Egypt.svg Kahraba Yellow card.svg 26'Sub off.svg 79'
FW12 Flag of Morocco.svg Reda Slim Sub off.svg 64'
Substitutes:
GK31 Flag of Egypt.svg Mostafa Shobeir
DF6 Flag of Egypt.svg Yasser Ibrahim Sub on.svg 85'
DF33 Flag of Egypt.svg Karim El Debes
MF19 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Magdy Sub on.svg 79'
FW9 Flag of Egypt.svg Salah Mohsen Yellow card.svg 90+4'Sub on.svg 64'
FW23 Flag of South Africa.svg Percy Tau Sub on.svg 64'
FW27 Flag of Egypt.svg Taher Mohamed Sub on.svg 79'
Manager:
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marcel Koller
GK25 Flag of Algeria.svg Oussama Benbot Yellow card.svg 90+9'
DF19 Flag of Algeria.svg Saâdi Radouani
DF15 Flag of Algeria.svg Nabil Lamara Yellow card.svg 90+2'
DF4 Flag of Algeria.svg Zineddine Belaïd (c)
DF21 Flag of Algeria.svg Adam Alilet Yellow card.svg 90+6'
MF6 Flag of Algeria.svg Oussama Chita Sub off.svg 67'
MF14 Flag of Algeria.svg Brahim Benzaza Sub off.svg 84'
MF27 Flag of Algeria.svg Nour El Islam Fettouhi Yellow card.svg 38'Sub off.svg 67'
FW23 Flag of Algeria.svg Khaled Bousseliou Sub off.svg 83'
FW18 Flag of Botswana.svg Tumisang Orebonye
FW7 Flag of Algeria.svg Ismail Belkacemi Sub off.svg 79'
Substitutes:
GK16 Flag of Algeria.svg Kamel Soufi
DF20 Flag of Algeria.svg Hocine Dehiri
MF8 Flag of Algeria.svg Islam Merili Sub on.svg 79'
MF10 Flag of Mali.svg Sékou Konaté Sub on.svg 83'
MF13 Flag of Algeria.svg Omar Mbarek Yellow card.svg 70'Sub on.svg 67'
MF24 Flag of Algeria.svg Taher Benkhelifa Sub on.svg 84'
FW9 Flag of Mali.svg Abdoulaye Kanou Sub on.svg 67'
Manager:
Flag of Algeria.svg Abdelhak Benchikha

Assistant referees:
Boris Ditsougo (Gabon) [1]
Karin Atizamboungou Fomo (Cameroon) [1]
Fourth official:
Issa Sy (Senegal) [1]
Video assistant referee:
Maria Rivet (Mauritania) [1]
Assistant video assistant referees:
Adel Zourak (Morocco) [1]

Match rules

Statistics

Notes

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

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">CAF Super Cup</span> African association football competition

The CAF Super Cup is an annual African association football competition contested between the winners of the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup. The competition was first held in 1993 and is organized by the CAF.

The 2013 CAF Super Cup was the 21st CAF Super Cup, an annual football match in Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), between the winners of the previous season's two CAF club competitions, the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 CAF Super Cup</span> Football match

The 2014 CAF Super Cup was the 22nd CAF Super Cup, an annual football match in Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), between the winners of the previous season's two CAF club competitions, the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup.

The 2015 CAF Champions League was the 51st edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 19th edition under the current CAF Champions League format. The winner qualified for the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup, and earned the right to play in the 2016 CAF Super Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">USM Alger in African football</span>

USM Alger, an Algerian professional association football club, has gained entry to Confederation of African Football (CAF) competitions on several occasions. They have represented Algeria in the Champions League on seven occasions, the Confederation Cup on Three separate occasions, the now-defunct Cup Winners' Cup five separate occasions, and the now-defunct CAF Cup one occasions. At the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA), they participated several times, They have represented Algeria in the Arab Champions League on five occasions, and the now-defunct Maghreb Cup Winners Cup two occasions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 CAF Champions League final</span> Football match

The 2015 CAF Champions League Final was the final of the 2015 CAF Champions League, the 51st edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 19th edition under the current CAF Champions League format.

The 2017 CAF Champions League was the 53rd edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 21st edition under the current CAF Champions League title.

Oussama Chita is an Algerian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for USM Alger in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 and the Algeria national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 CAF Champions League final</span> Football match

The 2017 CAF Champions League Final was the final of the 2017 CAF Champions League, the 53rd edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 21st edition under the current CAF Champions League title.

The 2020 CAF Super Cup was the 29th CAF Super Cup, an annual football match in Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), between the winners of the previous season's two CAF club competitions, the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zineddine Belaïd</span> Algerian footballer

Zineddine Belaïd is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Sint-Truiden in the Belgian Pro League and the Algeria national team.

The 2021 CAF Super Cup was the 30th CAF Super Cup, an annual football match in Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), between the winners of the previous season's two CAF club competitions, the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 CAF Champions League final</span> African football tournament final

The 2022 CAF Champions League Final was the final match of the 2021–22 CAF Champions League, the 58th season of Africa's premier club football tournament organised by CAF, and the 26th edition under the current CAF Champions League title. It was played at the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca, in Morocco on 30 May 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 CAF Super Cup</span> Football match

The 2022 CAF Super Cup, known the TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup 2022 for sponsorship reasons, was the 31st CAF Super Cup, an annual football match in Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), between the winners of the previous season's two CAF club competitions, the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022–23 CAF Champions League</span> International football competition

The 2022–23 CAF Champions League was the 59th season of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the 27th under the current CAF Champions League title.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup</span> International football competition

The 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup was the 20th edition of Africa's secondary club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), under the current CAF Confederation Cup title after the merger of CAF Cup and African Cup Winners' Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 CAF Confederation Cup final</span> African football tournament final

The 2023 CAF Confederation Cup final were the final matches of the 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup, the 20th season of Africa's premier club football tournament organised by CAF under the current CAF Confederation Cup title after the merger of CAF Cup and African Cup Winners' Cup.

The 2023–24 season, is USM Alger's 46th season and the club's 29th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, USM Alger are participating in this season's editions of the Algerian Cup and the CAF Confederation Cup. As the reigning Confederation Cup champions, USMA contested the CAF Super Cup.

The 2024 CAF Confederation Cup final were the final matches of the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup, the 21st season of Africa's premier club football tournament organised by CAF under the current CAF Confederation Cup title after the merger of CAF Cup and African Cup Winners' Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 CAF Super Cup</span> Football match

The 2024 CAF Super Cup, known as the TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup 2024 for sponsorship reasons, was the 33rd CAF Super Cup, an annual football match in Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), between the winners of the previous season's two CAF club competitions, the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Gabonese Referee Pierre Atcho Appointed for Al Ahly vs. USM Alger in 2023 African Super Cup". SEE.News. September 4, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Al Ahly SC 0-1 USM Alger - September 15, 2023 / CAF Super Cup 2023/2024". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Total, Title Sponsor of the Africa Cup of Nations and Partner of African Football". CAF. 21 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Super Coupe : USMA - Ahly en Arabie Saoudite". DZfoot.com. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "CAF Champions League regulations" (PDF). CAF.
  6. ↑ "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF.
  7. 1 2 3 "Team statistics". cafonline.com. cafonline.com. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.