2017 CAF Super Cup

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2017 CAF Super Cup
2017 Total CAF Super Cup
Date18 February 2017 (2017-02-18)
Venue Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Referee Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
2016
2018

The 2017 CAF Super Cup (officially the 2017 Total CAF Super Cup for sponsorship reasons) [1] was the 25th 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.

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The match was played between Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa, the 2016 CAF Champions League winners, and TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup winners. It was hosted by Mamelodi Sundowns at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria on 18 February 2017. [2]

Mamelodi Sundowns defeated TP Mazembe 1–0 to win their first CAF Super Cup. [3]

Teams

TeamZoneQualificationPrevious appearances (bold indicates winners)
Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns COSAFA (Southern Africa) 2016 CAF Champions League winnersNone
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe UNIFFAC (Central Africa) 2016 CAF Confederation Cup winners3 ( 2010 , 2011 , 2016 )

Venue

Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, hosted the match. Loftus Versfeld Game Night.JPG
Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, hosted the match.

Format

The CAF Super Cup was played as a single match, with the CAF Champions League winners hosting the match. If the score was tied at the end of regulation, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (CAF Champions League Regulations XXVII and CAF Confederation Cup Regulations XXV). [4] [5]

Match

Details

Mamelodi Sundowns Flag of South Africa.svg 1–0 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe
  • Nascimento Soccerball shade.svg83' (pen.)
Report
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TP Mazembe
GK14 Flag of Uganda.svg Denis Onyango
RB27 Flag of South Africa.svg Thapelo Morena
CB6 Flag of South Africa.svg Wayne Arendse
CB16 Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Nascimento
LB4 Flag of South Africa.svg Tebogo Langerman
CM13 Flag of South Africa.svg Tiyane Mabunda
CM8 Flag of South Africa.svg Hlompho Kekana (c)
RW28 Flag of Liberia.svg Anthony Laffor Sub off.svg 86'
AM26 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Khama Billiat Sub off.svg 90+2'
LW18 Flag of South Africa.svg Themba Zwane Sub off.svg 90+3'
CF22 Flag of South Africa.svg Percy Tau Yellow card.svg 90+5'
Substitutes:
GK1 Flag of Zambia.svg Kennedy Mweene
DF20 Flag of South Africa.svg Anele Ngcongca Sub on.svg 90+2'
DF29 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Soumahoro Bangaly Sub on.svg 86'
MF11 Flag of South Africa.svg Sibusiso Vilakazi Sub on.svg 90+3'
MF15 Flag of South Africa.svg Lucky Mohomi
MF19 Flag of South Africa.svg Mzikayise Mashaba
FW25 Flag of Colombia.svg Leonardo Castro
Manager:
Flag of South Africa.svg Pitso Mosimane
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GK22 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Sylvain Gbohouo
RB5 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Issama Mpeko Yellow card.svg 88'
CB2 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Joël Kimwaki Yellow card.svg 38'
CB6 Flag of Mali.svg Salif Coulibaly
LB3 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Jean Kasusula
CM13 Flag of Zambia.svg Nathan Sinkala
CM19 Flag of Ghana.svg Daniel Nii Adjei
RW20 Flag of Ghana.svg Solomon Asante
AM18 Flag of Zambia.svg Rainford Kalaba (c)Sub off.svg 80'
LW23 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Elia Meschak Sub off.svg 58'
CF28 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Ben Malango
Substitutes:
GK21 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Ley Matampi
DF14 Flag of Zambia.svg Kabaso Chongo
MF10 Flag of Zambia.svg Given Singuluma
MF16 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Christian Koffi
FW8 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Trésor Mputu Sub on.svg 58'
FW9 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Déo Kanda
FW11 Flag of Mali.svg Adama Traoré Sub on.svg 80'
Manager:
Flag of France.svg Thierry Froger

Assistant referees:
Redouane Achik (Morocco)
Waleed Ahmed Ali (Sudan)
Fourth official:
Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia) [6] [7]

Prize money

The winners would receive $100,000 USD in prize money while the runners-up would receive $75,000 USD. [8]

See also

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