The 2024 CAF Confederation Cup final are the final matches of the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup, the 21st season of Africa's premier club football tournament organised by CAF under the current CAF Confederation Cup title after the merger of CAF Cup and African Cup Winners' Cup.
| Event | 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 12 May 2024 | ||||||
| Venue | Stade Municipal de Berkane, Berkane | ||||||
| Referee | Peter Waweru (Kenya) | ||||||
| Attendance | 10,000 | ||||||
| Weather | Clear weather with a few clouds 20 °C (68 °F) 75% humidity | ||||||
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| Date | 19 May 2024 | ||||||
| Venue | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo | ||||||
| Referee | Issa Sy (Senegal) | ||||||
Teams edit
| Team | Zone | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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 RS Berkane
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UNAF (North Africa) | 3 (2019, 2020, 2022) |
 Zamalek
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UNAF (North Africa) | 1 (2019) |
Venues edit
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Road to the final edit
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
Format edit
The final will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis.
If the aggregate score will be tied after the second leg, the away goals rule will be applied, and if still equal, extra time will be played, and a penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winner.
Matches edit
First leg edit
Details edit
| RS Berkane | 2–1 | Zamalek |
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Match rules
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Statistics edit
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Second leg edit
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See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ CAF awarded Zamalek a 3–0 win after Académie SOAR failed to travel to Egypt.[1]
- ^ Upon arriving to Algeria, RS Berkane official kits were seized by Algerian authorities, who refused to allow them to wear it in the match against USM Alger, due to the shirts featuring a map of Morocco that includes Western Sahara, which is a disputed territory that Morocco claims to be part of their land, while Algeria recognize it as part of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.[2] The match was cancelled as a result.[3] On 24 April, CAF awarded RS Berkane a 3–0 win.[4]
- ^ RS Berkane won on walkover after USM Alger withdrew from the match, despite arriving to the stadium.[5] The match was cancelled as a result, and RS Berkane were awarded a 3–0 win on 1 May 2024.[6]
- ^ a b Each team was only given three opportunities to make substitutions, excluding substitutions made at half-time.
References edit
- ^ "كاف يقصي سوار الغيني من الكونفدرالية ويعتبره خاسرا أمام الزمالك" [CAF awards Zamalek a walkover win over SOAR of Guinea]. FilGoal (in Arabic). 11 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "RS Berkane refuse game without jerseys, USM Alger match postponed". Hespress. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "CAF Media Statement: TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup: USM Alger vs RS Berkane". CAF. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "CAF Media Statement on the CAF Interclub Competitions and Management of the Club Licensing System Committee Meeting". CAF. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "USM Algiers withdraw from RS Berkane game in Confederation Cup semi-final". Al Ahram Online. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "CAF Media Statement on the CAF Interclub Competitions and Management of the Club Licensing System Committee Meeting". Confederation of African Football. 2 May 2024.