2023 CAF Super Cup
Other titlesTotalEnergies CAF Super Cup 2023
Team 1Al Ahly
Team1score0
Team 2USM Alger
Team2score1
Date15 September 2023
StadiumKing Fahd Stadium
CityTaif, Saudi Arabia
Man of the match1aAliou Dieng (Al Ahly)
RefereePierre Atcho (Gabon)[1]
Attendance10,000[citation needed]
WeatherPartly cloudy
28 °C (82 °F)
33% humidity
Previous2022
Next2024

The 2023 CAF Super Cup, known as the TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup 2023 for sponsorship reasons,[2] 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.[3]

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

USM Alger won their first title CAF Super Cup after defeating Al Ahly, which is considered a shock victory, and becoming the second Algerian team to win this title.

Teams

TeamZoneQualificationPrevious participation (bold indicates winners)
Al AhlyUNAF (North Africa)2022–23 CAF Champions League winners10 (1994, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021 (May), 2021 (December))
USM AlgerUNAF (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).[4][5]

Venue

CityStadium
TaifKing Fahd Stadium
Capacity: 20,000

Match

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GK1Mohamed El Shenawy (c)
DF21Ali Maâloul
DF5Ramy Rabia
DF30Mohamed Hany
DF24Mohamed Abdel Monem
MF15Aliou Dieng
MF14Hussein El Shahat
MF22Emam Ashour
MF13Marwan Attia
FW7Kahraba
FW12Reda Slim
Substitutes:
GK31Mostafa Shobeir
DF6Yasser Ibrahim
DF33Karim El Debes
MF19Mohamed Magdy
FW9Salah Mohsen
FW23Percy Tau
FW27Taher Mohamed
Manager:
Marcel Koller
GK25Oussama Benbot
DF19Saâdi Radouani
DF15Nabil Lamara
DF4Zineddine Belaïd (c)
DF21Adam Alilet
MF6Oussama Chita
MF14Brahim Benzaza
MF27Nour El Islam Fettouhi
FW23Khaled Bousseliou
FW18Tumisang Orebonye
FW7Ismail Belkacemi
Substitutes:
GK16Kamel Soufi
DF20Hocine Dehiri
MF8Islam Merili
MF10Sékou Konaté
MF13Omar Mbarek
MF24Taher Benkhelifa
FW9Abdoulaye Kanou
Manager:
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

First half[6]
StatisticAl AhlyUSM Alger
Goals scored01
Total shots55
Shots on target44
Saves00
Ball possession57.6%42.4%
Corner kicks60
Offsides10
Yellow cards11
Red cards00
Second half[6]
StatisticAl AhlyUSM Alger
Goals scored00
Total shots72
Shots on target11
Saves00
Ball possession69.8%30.2%
Corner kicks50
Offsides11
Yellow cards14
Red cards00
Overall[6]
StatisticAl AhlyUSM Alger
Goals scored01
Total shots127
Shots on target55
Saves00
Ball possession63.9%36.1%
Corner kicks110
Offsides21
Yellow cards25
Red cards00

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ "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. ^ "Total, Title Sponsor of the Africa Cup of Nations and Partner of African Football". CAF. 21 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Super Coupe : USMA - Ahly en Arabie Saoudite". DZfoot.com. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  4. ^ "CAF Champions League regulations". CAF.
  5. ^ "CAF Confederation Cup regulations". CAF.
  6. ^ "Team statistics". cafonline.com. cafonline.com. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.