2024 CAF Champions League final

The 2024 CAF Champions League final were the final matches of the 2023–24 CAF Champions League, the 60th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 28th edition under the current CAF Champions League title.[1][2]

2024 CAF Champions League final
Event2023–24 CAF Champions League
First leg
Date18 May 2024 (2024-05-18)
VenueStade Hammadi Agrebi, Tunis
RefereeMustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Attendance35,000
WeatherPartially covered
24 °C (75 °F)
64% humidity
Second leg
Date25 May 2024 (2024-05-25)
VenueCairo International Stadium, Cairo
RefereeJean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Attendance52,000
WeatherClear weather with some clouds
29 °C (84 °F)
26% humidity
2023
2025

Teams

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In the following table, finals until 1996 were in the African Cup of Champions Club era, since 1997 were in the CAF Champions League era.

Team Zone Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
  Espérance de Tunis UNAF (North Africa) 8 (1994, 1999, 2000, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019)
  Al Ahly UNAF (North Africa) 16 (1982, 1983, 1987, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)

Venues

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Stade Hammadi Agrebi in Tunis, Tunisia, hosted the first leg.
 
Cairo International Stadium in Cairo, Egypt, hosted the second leg.

Road to the final

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Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

  Espérance de Tunis Round   Al Ahly
Opponent Agg 1st leg 2nd leg Qualifying rounds Opponent Agg 1st leg 2nd leg
Bye First round Bye
  AS Douanes Burkina Faso 1–0 1–0 (A) 0–0 (H) Second round   Saint George 7–0 3–0 (A) 4–0 (H)
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
  Étoile du Sahel 2–0 (H) Matchday 1   Medeama 3–0 (H)
  Al Hilal 1–3 (A) Matchday 2   Young Africans 1–1 (A)
  Petro de Luanda 0–0 (H) Matchday 3   CR Belouizdad 0–0 (H)
  Petro de Luanda 0–0 (A) Matchday 4   CR Belouizdad 0–0 (A)
  Étoile du Sahel 2–0 (A) Matchday 5   Medeama 1–0 (A)
  Al Hilal 1–0 (H) Matchday 6   Young Africans 1–0 (H)
Group C runners-up
Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Petro de Luanda 6 12
2   Espérance de Tunis 6 11
3   Al Hilal 6 5
4   Étoile du Sahel 6 4
Source: CAF
Final standings Group D winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Al Ahly 6 12
2   Young Africans 6 8
3   CR Belouizdad 6 8
4   Medeama 6 4
Source: CAF
Opponent Agg 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg 1st leg 2nd leg
  ASEC Mimosas 0–0 (4–2 p) 0–0 (H) 0–0 (A) Quarter-finals   Simba 3–0 1–0 (A) 2–0 (H)
  Mamelodi Sundowns 2–0 1–0 (H) 1–0 (A) Semi-finals   TP Mazembe 3–0 0–0 (A) 3–0 (H)

Format

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The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis.

If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still tied, extra time was played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.

Matches

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First leg

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Details

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Espérance de Tunis  0–0  Al Ahly
Report
Attendance: 35,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Espérance de Tunis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Al Ahly
GK 1   Amenallah Memmiche
DF 2   Mohamed Ben Ali   69'
DF 5   Yassine Meriah
MF 8   Houssem Tka   69'
FW 9   Rodrigo Rodrigues   70'   90+2'
MF 10   Yan Sasse   82'
DF 15   Mohamed Amine Tougai
FW 18   Houssam Ghacha
DF 20   Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida   90+2'
MF 25   Ghailene Chaalali (c)
MF 38   Roger Aholou   16'
Substitutes:
FW 11   Oussama Bouguerra   82'
GK 12   Moez Ben Cherifia
DF 13   Raed Bouchniba   69'
DF 22   Hani Amamou
FW 27   Kebba Sowe
FW 29   Mohamed Ali Ben Hammouda   90+2'
MF 31   Zakaria El Ayeb   69'
MF 36   Onuche Ogbelu   90+2'
FW 37   André Bukia
Manager:
  Miguel Cardoso
DF 5   Ramy Rabia (c)
MF 8   Akram Tawfik
FW 10   Percy Tau   81'
MF 13   Marwan Attia
FW 14   Hussein El Shahat
DF 21   Ali Maâloul   7'
MF 22   Emam Ashour   81'
DF 24   Mohamed Abdelmonem
DF 30   Mohamed Hany   39'
GK 31   Mostafa Shobeir
FW 39   Wessam Abou Ali
Substitutes:
GK 1   Mohamed El Shenawy
DF 4   Mahmoud Metwalli
DF 6   Yasser Ibrahim
FW 7   Mahmoud Kahraba
FW 12   Reda Slim   81'
MF 15   Aliou Dieng
MF 19   Mohamed Magdy Afsha   81'
FW 27   Anthony Modeste
DF 28   Karim Fouad   33'   7'
Manager:
  Marcel Koller

Assistant referees:
Mokrane Gourari (Algeria)
Abbes Akram Zerhouni (Algeria)
Fourth official:
Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
Video assistant referee:
Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
Jerson Dos Santos (Angola)

Match rules
  • 90 minutes.
  • Nine named substitutes, of which up to five may be used.[note 1]

Statistics

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Second leg

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Details

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Al Ahly  1–0  Espérance de Tunis
  • Aholou   4' (o.g.)
Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Al Ahly
 
 
 
 
 
Espérance de Tunis
DF 5   Ramy Rabia (c)
DF 8   Akram Tawfik
FW 10   Percy Tau   67'
MF 13   Marwan Attia   78'
FW 14   Hussein El Shahat   90+2'
MF 22   Emam Ashour   90+2'
DF 24   Mohamed Abdelmonem
DF 28   Karim Fouad
DF 30   Mohamed Hany
GK 31   Mostafa Shobeir
FW 39   Wessam Abou Ali   78'
Substitutes:
GK 1   Mohamed El Shenawy
DF 6   Yasser Ibrahim   90+2'
FW 7   Mahmoud Kahraba   78'
MF 11   Ahmed Abdel Kader
FW 12   Reda Slim
MF 15   Aliou Dieng   67'
MF 19   Mohamed Magdy Afsha   78'
FW 27   Anthony Modeste
FW 29   Taher Mohamed   90+2'
Manager:
  Marcel Koller
GK 1   Amenallah Memmiche
DF 2   Mohamed Ben Ali   45'
DF 5   Yassine Meriah
MF 8   Houssem Tka   76'
FW 9   Rodrigo Rodrigues
MF 10   Yan Sasse   85'
DF 15   Mohamed Amine Tougai
FW 18   Houssam Ghacha   75'
DF 20   Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida   90+5'
MF 25   Ghailene Chaalali (c)   86'
MF 38   Roger Aholou   20'   85'
Substitutes:
FW 11   Oussama Bouguerra   85'
GK 12   Moez Ben Cherifia
DF 13   Raed Bouchniba   45'
DF 22   Hani Amamou
MF 23   Ghaith Ouahabi
FW 29   Mohamed Ali Ben Hammouda   85'
MF 31   Zakaria El Ayeb
MF 36   Onuche Ogbelu   86'   76'
FW 37   André Bukia   75'
Manager:
  Miguel Cardoso   90+4'

Assistant referees:
Souru Phatsoane (Lesotho)
Seydou Tiama (Burkina Faso)
Fourth official:
Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)
Video assistant referee:
Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Daniel Nii Laryea (Ghana)
Mohamed Abdallah Ibrahim (Sudan)

Match rules

Statistics

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See also

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Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ "Esperance edge past Sundowns in Pretoria to book final place". Confederation of African Football. 26 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Al Ahly stage late rally to defeat Mazembe and reach final". Confederation of African Football. 26 April 2024.
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