2023 CAF Super Cup

2023 CAF Super Cup
TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup 2023
Match programme cover
Al Ahly USM Alger
Egypt Algeria
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Date15 September 2023
VenueKing Fahd Stadium, Taif, Saudi Arabia
Man of the MatchAliou Dieng (Al Ahly)
RefereePierre Atcho (Gabon)[1]
Attendance10,000[2]
WeatherPartly 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,[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.

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

Team Zone Qualification Previous participation (bold indicates winners)
Egypt Al Ahly UNAF (North Africa) 2022–23 CAF Champions League winners 10 (1994, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021 (May), 2021 (December))
Algeria USM Alger UNAF (North Africa) 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup winners None

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

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Location of the host city of the 2023 CAF Super Cup.
 City Stadium
Taif King Fahd Stadium
Capacity: 20,000

Match

Al Ahly Egypt0–1Algeria USM Alger
Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
Al Ahly
USM Alger
GK 1 Egypt Mohamed El Shenawy (c)
DF 21 Tunisia Ali Maâloul
DF 5 Egypt Ramy Rabia
DF 30 Egypt Mohamed Hany
DF 24 Egypt Mohamed Abdel Monem
MF 15 Mali Aliou Dieng
MF 14 Egypt Hussein El Shahat downward-facing red arrow 79'
MF 22 Egypt Emam Ashour downward-facing red arrow 79'
MF 13 Egypt Marwan Attia downward-facing red arrow 64'
FW 7 Egypt Kahraba Yellow card 26' downward-facing red arrow 79'
FW 12 Morocco Reda Slim downward-facing red arrow 64'
Substitutes:
GK 31 Egypt Mostafa Shobeir
DF 6 Egypt Yasser Ibrahim upward-facing green arrow 85'
DF 33 Egypt Karim El Debes
MF 19 Egypt Mohamed Magdy upward-facing green arrow 79'
FW 9 Egypt Salah Mohsen Yellow card 90+4' upward-facing green arrow 64'
FW 23 South Africa Percy Tau upward-facing green arrow 64'
FW 27 Egypt Taher Mohamed upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Switzerland Marcel Koller
GK 25 Algeria Oussama Benbot Yellow card 90+9'
DF 19 Algeria Saâdi Radouani
DF 15 Algeria Nabil Lamara Yellow card 90+2'
DF 4 Algeria Zineddine Belaïd (c)
DF 21 Algeria Adam Alilet Yellow card 90+6'
MF 6 Algeria Oussama Chita downward-facing red arrow 67'
MF 14 Algeria Brahim Benzaza downward-facing red arrow 84'
MF 27 Algeria Nour El Islam Fettouhi Yellow card 38' downward-facing red arrow 67'
FW 23 Algeria Khaled Bousseliou downward-facing red arrow 83'
FW 18 Botswana Tumisang Orebonye
FW 7 Algeria Ismail Belkacemi downward-facing red arrow 79'
Substitutes:
GK 16 Algeria Kamel Soufi
DF 20 Algeria Hocine Dehiri
MF 8 Algeria Islam Merili upward-facing green arrow 79'
MF 10 Mali Sékou Konaté upward-facing green arrow 83'
MF 13 Algeria Omar Mbarek Yellow card 70' upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF 24 Algeria Taher Benkhelifa upward-facing green arrow 84'
FW 9 Mali Abdoulaye Kanou upward-facing green arrow 67'
Manager:
Algeria 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.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  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. ^ a b c "Team statistics". cafonline.com. cafonline.com. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.