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The 2022 CAF Champions League Final was the final match of the 2021–22 CAF Champions League, the 58th season of Africa's premier club football tournament organised by CAF, and the 26th edition under the current CAF Champions League title. It was played at the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca, in Morocco on 30 May 2022.

2022 CAF Champions League Final
Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca, Morocco, hosted the final.
Event2021–22 CAF Champions League
Al Ahly Wydad AC
Egypt Morocco
0 2
Date30 May 2022 (2022-05-30)
VenueStade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco
Man of the MatchZouhair El Moutaraji
(Wydad AC)[1]
RefereeVictor Gomes (South Africa)[2]
Attendance45,000[3]
WeatherFair
15 °C (59 °F)
64% humidity[4]
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Wydad AC won the match 2–0 to clinch their third Champions League title.[5]

As winners, they earned the right to play against the winners of the 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup, RS Berkane, in the 2022 CAF Super Cup.

When Morocco won the right to host 2022 FIFA Club World Cup , Al Ahly took Morocco's slot as Morocco's Wydad AC took CAF slot which was decided by this match.

Teams edit

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)
  Al Ahly UNAF (North Africa) 14 (1982, 1983, 1987, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021)
  Wydad AC UNAF (North Africa) 4 (1992, 2011, 2017, 2019)

Venue edit

For the third consecutive year, the final was played as a single match at a pre-selected venue by CAF instead of a two-legged fixtures format, which was being used in the CAF competitions since 1966.

On 12 April 2022, Royal Moroccan Football Federation submitted its bid to host the match,[6] while the Senegalese Football Federation bidding date is unknown.

Country Stadium City Capacity Notes
  Morocco Stade Mohammed V Casablanca 45,891 Hosted matches at the 1988 African Cup of Nations, including the final and 2021 CAF Champions League Final
  Senegal Diamniadio Olympic Stadium Dakar 50,000

On 9 May 2022, Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca, Morocco was chosen by a CAF Executive Committee to host the final after the Senegalese Football Federation subsequently withdrew their bid.[7]

Road to the final edit

Further information: 2021–22 CAF Champions League

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

  Al Ahly Round   Wydad AC
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Qualifying rounds Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Bye First round Bye
  USGN 7–2 1–1 (A) 6–1 (H) Second round   Hearts of Oak 6–2 0–1 (A) 6–1 (H)
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
  Al Merrikh 3–2 (H) Matchday 1   Sagrada Esperança 3–0 (H)
  Al Hilal 0–0 (A) Matchday 2   Petro de Luanda 1–2 (A)
  Mamelodi Sundowns 0–1 (H) Matchday 3   Zamalek 3–1 (H)
  Mamelodi Sundowns 0–1 (A) Matchday 4   Zamalek 1–0 (A)
  Al Merrikh 3–1 (A) Matchday 5   Sagrada Esperança 2–1 (A)
  Al Hilal 1–0 (H) Matchday 6   Petro de Luanda 5–1 (H)
Group A runners-up
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1   Mamelodi Sundowns 6 16
2   Al Ahly 6 10
3   Al Hilal 6 4
4   Al Merrikh 6 4
Source: CAF
 Final standings Group D winners
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1   Wydad AC 6 15
2   Petro de Luanda 6 11
3   Zamalek 6 4
4   Sagrada Esperança 6 2
Source: CAF
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
  Raja Casablanca 3–2 2–1 (H) 1–1 (A) Quarter-finals   CR Belouizdad 1–0 1–0 (A) 0–0 (H)
  ES Sétif 6–2 4–0 (H) 2–2 (A) Semi-finals   Petro de Luanda 4–2 3–1 (A) 1–1 (H)

Format edit

The final was played as a single match at a pre-selected venue, with the winner of semi-final 1 according to the knockout stage draw designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes. If scores were level after full time, extra time was played and if it was still level, the winners were decided by a penalty shoot-out (Regulations Article III. 28).[8]

Match edit

Details edit

Al Ahly  0–2  Wydad AC
Report
Attendance: 45,000[3]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Al Ahly
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wydad AC
GK 1   Mohamed El Shenawy
RB 30   Mohamed Hany   71'
CB 6   Yasser Ibrahim
CB 12   Ayman Ashraf
LB 21   Ali Maâloul
CM 27   Taher Mohamed
CM 15   Aliou Dieng   56'   84'
CM 8   Hamdy Fathy   71'
RF 14   Hussein El Shahat   52'
CF 23   Percy Tau
LF 35   Ahmed Abdel Kader   52'
Substitutes:
DF 5   Ramy Rabia   90+2'
FW 10   Mohamed Sherif   52'
MF 11   Walid Soliman   84'
GK 16   Ali Lotfi
MF 17   Amr El Solia   71'
FW 18   Salah Mohsen   71'
MF 19   Mohamed "Afsha" Magdy   52'
DF 20   Mahmoud Wahid
DF 28   Karim Fouad
Manager:
  Pitso Mosimane
 
GK 26   Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti
RB 22   Ayoub El Amloud
CB 3   Achraf Dari
CB 25   Amine Farhane   44'
LB 14   Yahia Attiyat Allah
DM 5   Yahya Jabrane
RM 19   Reda Jaadi   90+1'
CM 15   Jalal Daoudi   90+5'
CM 10   Ayman El Hassouni   90'
LM 7   Zouhair El Moutaraji   83'
CF 9   Guy Mbenza   84'
Substitutes:
MF 6   Anas Serrhat   90+1'
MF 13   Abdellah Haimoud   84'
FW 16   Hamza Asrir   90+5'
FW 17   Badie Aouk   90'
GK 27   Aissa Sioudi
DF 29   Cheick Comara
MF 31   Hamza Ait Allal
FW 37   Mounsef Chrachem
FW 40   Juvhel Tsoumou   83'
Manager:
  Walid Regragui

Man of the Match:
Zouhair El Moutaraji (Wydad AC)[1]

Assistant referees:[2]
Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)
Souru Phatsoane (Lesotho)
Fourth official:[2]
Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
Video assistant referee:[2]
Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Assistant video assistant referees:[2]
Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim (Sudan)
Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)

Match rules[9]
  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores level.
  • Nine named substitutes, of which up to five may be used.[a]

Statistics edit

See also edit

Notes edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ a b @CAFCLCC (May 31, 2022). "Zouheir El Moutaraji couldn't have had any better performance vs. Al Ahly SC in the #TotalEnergiesCAFCL final" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 June 2022 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b c d e "فيكتور جوميز حكما لنهائي إفريقيا بين الأهلي والوداد" [Victor Gomes to referee the African final between Al Ahly and Wydad]. FilGoal.com (in Arabic). 2022-05-21. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  3. ^ a b "CAF, Morocco FA announce TotalEnergies 2021-2022 Champions League final ticketing and spectator information". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  4. ^ "Weather History for Casablanca, Casablanca-Settat, Morocco". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  5. ^ "El Moutaraji double delivers third TotalEnergies CAF Champions League title to Wydad". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  6. ^ "اجتماع المكتب المديري للجامعة الملكية المغربية لكرة القدم – الثلاثاء 12 أبريل 2022 – FRMF". FRMF.ma (in Arabic). Royal Moroccan Football Federation. Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  7. ^ "Morocco to host TotalEnergies CAF Champions League 2022 Final". CAF website. 9 May 2022.
  8. ^ "CAF Champions League regulations" (PDF). CAF.
  9. ^ "CAF Champions League regulations" (PDF). CAF.
  10. ^ a b c "Team statistics". sofascore.com. SofaScore. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

External links edit

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