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2021 CAF Super Cup (December)

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.

2021 CAF Super Cup
TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup 2021
Al Ahly Raja CA
Egypt Morocco
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Al Ahly won 6–5 on penalties
Date22 December 2021
VenueAhmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar
Man of the MatchTaher Mohamed (Al Ahly)[1]
RefereeJean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)[2]
Attendance40,000
WeatherFair
20 °C (68 °F)
60% humidity[3]
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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 Ahmad 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

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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)

Venue

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City Stadium
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Location of the host city of the match.
Al Rayyan
(Doha Area) 		Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
   
Capacity: 45,032

Format

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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

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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 CAF 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

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Details

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Al Ahly  1–1  Raja CA
Taher   90' Report Ibrahim   13' (o.g.)
Penalties
 6–5
Attendance: 40,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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.[a]

Statistics

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See also

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Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ a b TotalEnergies CAFSC [@CAFCLCC] (23 December 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. ^ a b "CAF Champions League regulations" (PDF). CAF.
  7. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c d "Raja-Ahly se jouera à guichets fermés" [Raja-Ahly match sold out]. Le360 Sport (in French). 18 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  11. ^ a b c "Al Ahly vs Raja Club Athletic - Statistics". sofascore.com. SofaScore. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
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