2023 CAF Super Cup
Football match
| TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup 2023 | |||||||
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| Date | 15 September 2023 | ||||||
| Venue | King Fahd Stadium, Taif | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Aliou Dieng (Al Ahly) | ||||||
| Referee | Pierre Atcho (Gabon) | ||||||
| Attendance | 10,000[1] | ||||||
| Weather | Partly cloudy 28 °C (82 °F) 33% humidity | ||||||
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The 2023 CAF Super Cup, known as the TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup 2023 for sponsorship reasons,[2] will be 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.
On August 26, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has communicated the date of the course of CAF Super Cup final. This match will take place on September 15 at the King Fahd Sports City in Taif, Saudi Arabia.[3]
The match was played between the 2022–23 CAF Champions League winners, and the 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup winners.
Teams
| Team | Zone | Qualification | Previous participation (bold indicates winners) |
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 Al Ahly | UNAF (North Africa) | 2022–23 CAF Champions League winners | 10 (1994, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021 (May), 2021 (December)) |
 USM Alger | UNAF (North Africa) | 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup winners | None |
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).[4][5]
Match
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Statistics
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Notes
- ^ Each team was only given three opportunities to make substitutions, excluding substitutions made at half-time.
References
- ^ "Al Ahly SC 0-1 USM Alger - September 15, 2023 / CAF Super Cup 2023/2024". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ "Total, Title Sponsor of the Africa Cup of Nations and Partner of African Football". CAF. 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Super Coupe : USMA - Ahly en Arabie Saoudite". DZfoot.com. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "CAF Champions League regulations" (PDF). CAF.
- ^ "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF.
- ^ "Al Ahly SC 0-1 USM Alger - September 15, 2023 / CAF Super Cup 2023/2024". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "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.
- ^ a b c "Team statistics". cafonline.com. cafonline.com. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
External links
- CAFonline.com
