2024 CAF Super Cup

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2024 CAF Super Cup
TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup 2024
Match programme cover
Al Ahly Zamalek
Egypt Egypt
1 1
Zamalek won 4–3 on penalties
Date27 September 2024
VenueKingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Man of the MatchNasser Mansi (Zamalek)
RefereeMutaz Ibrahim (Libya)[1]
WeatherFair
32 °C (90 °F)
16% humidity[2]
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The 2024 CAF Super Cup, known as The Super of the Century,[3] officially (the TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup 2024) for sponsorship reasons,[4] was the 33rd 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.

The match was played between the 2023–24 CAF Champions League winners, Al Ahly, and the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup winners, Zamalek, both from Egypt and both sides of the Cairo derby, on 27 September 2024 at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[5]

Zamalek won the match 4–3 on penalties, after the original time ended 1–1, to secure their fifth CAF Super Cup title.[6] The match was the third continental encounter between two Egyptian clubs, and the second in a Super Cup final named by the media as the African Super of the 21st Century.[7][8]

The match set numerous records. This was Zamalek's fifth title, all of which came against opponents from the UNAF region. Zamalek also became the first CAF Confederation Cup representative to win the competition more than once. Additionally, for the first time in CAF Super Cup history, a team from the CAF Confederation Cup won three consecutive editions. Meanwhile, Al Ahly tied Espérance de Tunis's record of losing two consecutive CAF Super Cups after winning the CAF Champions League; Espérance lost the 2019 and 2020 editions to Raja CA and Zamalek, respectively, while Al Ahly lost the previous edition to USM Alger.

Teams

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Team Zone Qualification Previous participation (bold indicates winners)
Egypt Al Ahly UNAF (North Africa) 2023–24 CAF Champions League winners 11 (1994, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021 (May), 2021 (December), 2023)
Egypt Zamalek 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup winners 5 (1994, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2020)

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).[9][10]

Venue

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Location of the host city of the 2024 CAF Super Cup.
 City Stadium
Riyadh Kingdom Arena
Capacity: 27,000

Match

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Al Ahly Egypt1–1Egypt Zamalek
 Report
Penalties
 3–4
Referee: Mutaz Ibrahim (Libya)


Al Ahly
Zamalek
GK 1 Egypt Mohamed El Shenawy (c)
RB 30 Egypt Mohamed Hany downward-facing red arrow 27'
CB 6 Egypt Yasser Ibrahim
CB 5 Egypt Ramy Rabia
LB 18 Morocco Yahia Attiyat Allah
CM 22 Egypt Emam Ashour downward-facing red arrow 66'
CM 13 Egypt Marwan Attia downward-facing red arrow 84'
CM 8 Egypt Akram Tawfik Yellow card 32'
RW 10 South Africa Percy Tau downward-facing red arrow 66'
LW 14 Egypt Hussein El Shahat downward-facing red arrow 84'
CF 9 State of Palestine Wessam Abou Ali
Substitutes:
GK 31 Egypt Mostafa Shobeir
DF 3 Egypt Omar Kamal upward-facing green arrow 27'
DF 15 Morocco Achraf Dari
MF 17 Egypt Amr El Solia
MF 19 Egypt Mohamed Magdy upward-facing green arrow 66'
MF 36 Egypt Ahmed Nabil Koka upward-facing green arrow 84'
FW 7 Egypt Mahmoud Kahraba
FW 12 Morocco Reda Slim upward-facing green arrow 84'
FW 29 Egypt Taher Mohamed upward-facing green arrow 66'
Manager:
Switzerland Marcel Koller
GK 1 Egypt Mohamed Awad
RB 4 Egypt Omar Gaber (c) downward-facing red arrow 89'
CB 24 Tunisia Hamza Mathlouthi Yellow card 37'
CB 5 Egypt Hossam Abdelmaguid
LB 3 Morocco Mahmoud Bentayg
CM 22 Egypt Nasser Maher downward-facing red arrow 76'
CM 8 Egypt Nabil Emad Yellow card 89' downward-facing red arrow 89'
CM 19 Egypt Abdallah El Said
RW 25 Egypt Ahmed Sayed
LW 7 Egypt Mostafa Shalaby downward-facing red arrow 63'
CF 30 Tunisia Seifeddine Jaziri Yellow card 38' downward-facing red arrow 76'
Substitutes:
GK 32 Egypt Mahmoud El Shenawy
DF 6 Egypt Mostafa El Zenary
DF 36 Egypt Mohamed Hamdy
MF 15 Egypt Ziad Kamal upward-facing green arrow 89'
MF 17 Egypt Mohamed Shehata upward-facing green arrow 89'
FW 9 Egypt Nasser Mansi Yellow card 90+8' (pso) upward-facing green arrow 76'
FW 10 Egypt Shikabala
FW 11 State of Palestine Omar Faraj upward-facing green arrow 76'
FW 21 Poland Konrad Michalak upward-facing green arrow 63'
Manager:
Portugal José Gomes

Man of the Match:
Nasser Mansi (Zamalek)

Assistant referees:[1]
Attia Issa (Libya)
Khalil Hassani (Tunisia)
Fourth official:[1]
Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
Video assistant referee:[1]
Akhona Makalima (South Africa)
Assistant video assistant referees:[1]
Abongile Tom (South Africa)
Zakaria Brinsi (Morocco)

Match rules

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 ""غضب منتظر".. كاف يُعلن حكم مباراة الأهلي والزمالك في السوبر الإفريقي" [Potential anger? CAF announces officials for African Super Cup clash between Al Ahly and Zamalek]. Btolat (in Arabic). 24 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Weather History for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  3. ^ "جماهير الأهلي والزمالك تتوافد على ملعب المملكة أرينا بالرياض لحضور قمة السوبر الأفريقى.. المدرجات تتزين لاستقبال "سوبر القرن".. والصلاة تجمع جمهور الفريقين فى مشهد رائع أمام ملعب المباراة.. فيديو وصور".
  4. ^ "Total, Title Sponsor of the Africa Cup of Nations and Partner of African Football". CAF. 21 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Ahly and Zamalek set for epic CAF Super Cup showdown in Riyadh". Confederation of African Football. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Zamalek's Treasure Trove: Fifth CAF Super Cup Win Brings in Major Cash!". EgyptToday. 2024-09-29. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  7. ^ "Zamalek claim fifth Super Cup with derby win over Ahly". Al Ahram Online. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  8. ^ "جماهير الأهلي والزمالك تتوافد على ملعب المملكة أرينا بالرياض لحضور قمة السوبر الأفريقى.. المدرجات تتزين لاستقبال "سوبر القرن".. والصلاة تجمع جمهور الفريقين فى مشهد رائع أمام ملعب المباراة.. فيديو وصور". اليوم السابع (in Arabic). 2024-09-27. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  9. ^ "CAF Champions League regulations" (PDF). CAF.
  10. ^ "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF.
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