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.

2023 CAF Super Cup
TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup 2023
Match programme cover
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
2022
2024

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

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Team Zone Qualification Previous participation (bold indicates winners)
  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

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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

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Al Ahly  0–1  USM Alger
Report
  • Belaïd   43' (pen.)
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Al Ahly
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
USM Alger
GK 1   Mohamed El Shenawy (c)
DF 21   Ali Maâloul
DF 5   Ramy Rabia
DF 30   Mohamed Hany
DF 24   Mohamed Abdel Monem
MF 15   Aliou Dieng
MF 14   Hussein El Shahat   79'
MF 22   Emam Ashour   79'
MF 13   Marwan Attia   64'
FW 7   Kahraba   26'   79'
FW 12   Reda Slim   64'
Substitutes:
GK 31   Mostafa Shobeir
DF 6   Yasser Ibrahim   85'
DF 33   Karim El Debes
MF 19   Mohamed Magdy   79'
FW 9   Salah Mohsen   90+4'   64'
FW 23   Percy Tau   64'
FW 27   Taher Mohamed   79'
Manager:
  Marcel Koller
GK 25   Oussama Benbot   90+9'
DF 19   Saâdi Radouani
DF 15   Nabil Lamara   90+2'
DF 4   Zineddine Belaïd (c)
DF 21   Adam Alilet   90+6'
MF 6   Oussama Chita   67'
MF 14   Brahim Benzaza   84'
MF 27   Nour El Islam Fettouhi   38'   67'
FW 23   Khaled Bousseliou   83'
FW 18   Tumisang Orebonye
FW 7   Ismail Belkacemi   79'
Substitutes:
GK 16   Kamel Soufi
DF 20   Hocine Dehiri
MF 8   Islam Merili   79'
MF 10   Sékou Konaté   83'
MF 13   Omar Mbarek   70'   67'
MF 24   Taher Benkhelifa   84'
FW 9   Abdoulaye Kanou   67'
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

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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 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.
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