2021 CAF Super Cup (December)

2021 CAF Super Cup

TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup 2021
Al Ahly Raja CA 1 1
Al Ahly won 6–5 on penalties
Date	22 December 2021
Venue	Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Man of the Match	Taher Mohamed (Al Ahly) [1]
Referee	Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo) [2]
Attendance	40,000
Weather	Fair 20 °C (68 °F) 60% humidity [3]
← 2021 (May) 2022 →

The 2021 CAF Super Cup (officially the TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup 2021 ^[4] for sponsorship reasons) ^[5] 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.

The match was played between Al Ahly from Egypt, the 2020–21 CAF Champions League winners, and Raja CA from Morocco, the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup winners, at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar on 22 December 2021. Al Ahly won the match 6–5 on penalties, after the original match ended as a 1–1 draw, to win their record-extending eighth and second consecutive title.

Teams

Team	Zone	Qualification	Previous participation (bold indicates winners)
Al Ahly	UNAF (North Africa)	2020–21 CAF Champions League winners	9 (1994, 2002 , 2006 , 2007 , 2009 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015, 2021 (May) )
Raja CA	UNAF (North Africa)	2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup winners	3 (1998, 2000 , 2019 )

Format

The CAF Super Cup is 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 will not be played, and the penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winner (CAF Champions League Regulations XXVII and CAF Confederation Cup Regulations XXV). ^{[6] [7]}

Background

The match was the fourth (and second consecutive) CAF Super Cup to feature an Egyptian and a Moroccan team, with all previous matches ending in favor of the Egyptian side. Al Ahly qualified to the match after defeating South African side Kaizer Chiefs 3–0 in the 2021 CAF Champions League Final. ^[8] Raja CA earned a place in the match after defeating JS Kabylie of Algeria 2–1 in the 2021 CAF Confederation Cup Final. ^[9]

This was the seventh meeting between both teams in African competition. All of the previous six encounters were in the Champions League group stage. Raja CA won two matches, including a famous victory in Cairo during their 1999 winning campaign, three matches ended as a draw, and only one win for Al Ahly; a 1–0 victory in 2005 when they won the competition.

Match

Details

22 December 2021 (2021-12-22)

17:00 GMT
(20:00  UTC+3)

Al Ahly	1–1	Raja CA
Taher 90'	Report	Ibrahim 13' (o.g.)
Penalties
Maâloul Benoun Tau Abdel Kader Taher Tawfik	6–5	Zrida El Wardi Hadhoudi Benhalib Moutouali Madkour

Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)

Al Ahly

Raja CA

GK 1 Mohamed El Shenawy (c) CB 6 Yasser Ibrahim  66'  77' CB 13 Badr Benoun CB 12 Ayman Ashraf  46' RWB 25 Akram Tawfik LWB 21 Ali Maâloul CM 8 Hamdy Fathy CM 15 Aliou Dieng RW 14 Hussein El Shahat  61' CF 23 Percy Tau LW 19 Mohamed Magdy Substitutes: GK 16 Ali Lotfi DF 5 Ramy Rabia DF 30 Mohamed Hany MF 28 Karim Fouad MF 35 Ahmed Abdel Kader  61' FW 10 Mohamed Sherif  46' FW 27 Taher Mohamed  90+1'  77' Manager: Pitso Mosimane

GK 1 Anas Zniti RB 29 Abdelilah Madkour CB 24 Marouane Hadhoudi  58' CB 35 Jamal Harkass LB 20 Abdeljalil Jbira CM 8 Zakaria El Wardi CM 6 Fabrice Ngoma RW 10 Mahmoud Benhalib AM 18 Abdelilah Hafidi  78' LW 5 Mouhcine Moutouali (c) CF 7 Hamid Ahadad  61'  84' Substitutes: GK 12 Amir El Haddaoui DF 4 Mohamed Souboul MF 3 Mohamed Zrida  78' MF 19 Badr Boulahroud FW 14 Zakaria Habti FW 16 Omar Arjoune FW 21 Soufiane Benjdida  84' Manager: Marc Wilmots

Man of the Match: Taher Mohamed (Al Ahly) [1] Assistant referees: [10] Olivier Safari Kabene (DR Congo) Gilbert Cheruiyot (Kenya) Fourth official: [10] Peter Waweru (Kenya) Video assistant referee: [10] Janny Sikazwe (Zambia) Assistant video assistant referees: [10] Bakary Gassama (Gambia) Gerson Emiliano dos Santos (Angola)

Match rules [6] [7] 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if scores level. Seven named substitutes, of which up to five may be used. [lower-alpha 1]

Statistics

First half [11] Statistic Al Ahly Raja CA Goals scored 0 1 Total shots 2 2 Shots on target 1 1 Saves 1 1 Ball possession 72% 28% Corner kicks 5 3 Yellow cards 0 0 Red cards 0 0

Second half [11] Statistic Al Ahly Raja CA Goals scored 1 0 Total shots 13 3 Shots on target 3 1 Saves 2 1 Ball possession 67% 33% Corner kicks 3 4 Yellow cards 2 2 Red cards 0 0

Overall [11] Statistic Al Ahly Raja CA Goals scored 1 1 Total shots 15 5 Shots on target 4 2 Saves 3 2 Ball possession 70% 30% Corner kicks 8 7 Yellow cards 2 2 Red cards 0 0

See also

• 2021 CAF Champions League Final
• 2021 CAF Confederation Cup Final

Notes

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

References

1. TotalEnergies CAFSC [@CAFCLCC] (December 23, 2021). "Your TotalEnergies Man of the Match, Al Ahly's Taher Mohamed!" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 December 2021– via Twitter.
2. "حكم لقاء أنجولا ومصر يدير السوبر الإفريقي بين الأهلي والرجاء" [Angola-Egypt World Cup qualifier tie referee to officiate CAF Super Cup between Al Ahly and Raja]. Filgoal (in Arabic). 17 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
3. "Weather History for Al Rayyan, Qatar". Weather Underground . The Weather Company. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
4. "Ticket sale for the TotalEnergies Super Cup 2021 launched". CAF . 17 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
5. "Total, Title Sponsor of the Africa Cup of Nations and Partner of African Football". CAF. 21 July 2016.
6. "CAF Champions League regulations" (PDF). CAF.
7. "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF.
8. "Egypt's Al Ahly beat Kaizer Chiefs 3-0 to win record tenth African crown". BBC Sport . 17 July 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
9. "Morocco's Raja win Confed Cup for 3rd time after beating JS Kabylie". Al Ahram. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
10. "Raja-Ahly se jouera à guichets fermés" [Raja-Ahly match sold out]. Le360 Sport (in French). 18 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
11. "Al Ahly vs Raja Club Athletic - Statistics". sofascore.com. SofaScore. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.

External links

• CAFonline.com