2018 CAF Super Cup

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The 2018 CAF Super Cup (officially the 2018 Total CAF Super Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 26th 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.[1]

2018 CAF Super Cup
2018 Total CAF Super Cup
Date24 February 2018 (2018-02-24)
VenueStade Mohammed V, Casablanca
RefereeJanny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Attendance45,000
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The match was played between Wydad AC of Morocco, the 2017 CAF Champions League winners, and TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup winners. It was hosted by Wydad AC at the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca on 24 February 2018.[2][3]

Wydad AC won the match 1–0 to claim their first CAF Super Cup title.[4][5]

Teams

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Team Zone Qualification Previous appearances (bold indicates winners)
  Wydad AC UNAF (North Africa) 2017 CAF Champions League winners 2 (1993, 2003)
  TP Mazembe UNIFFAC (Central Africa) 2017 CAF Confederation Cup winners 4 (2010, 2011, 2016, 2017)

Venue

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Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca, Morocco, hosted the match.

Format

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The CAF Super Cup was played as a single match, with the CAF Champions League winners hosting the match. If the score was tied at the end of regulation, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (CAF Champions League Regulations XXVII and CAF Confederation Cup Regulations XXV).[6][7]

Match

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Details

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Wydad AC  1–0  TP Mazembe
Tighazoui   83' Report
Attendance: 45,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wydad AC[8]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TP Mazembe[8]
GK 22   Zouhair Laaroubi
RB 28   Abdelatif Noussir
CB 5   Amine Atouchi
CB 29   Cheick Comara
LB 30   Mohamed Nahiri
RM 19   Amin Tighazoui   90+3'
CM 4   Salaheddine Saidi
CM 6   Brahim Nekkach (c)
LM 11   Ismail Haddad
CF 23   Chisom Chikatara   63'
CF 18   Walid El Karti   70'
Substitutes:
GK 1   Yassine El Kharroubi
DF 16   Naïm Aarab   90+3'
DF 27   Zakaria El Hachimi
MF 10   Daniel Nii Adjei
MF 24   Jamel Aït Ben Idir
FW 20   Ayman El Hassouni   70'
FW 25   Alejandro Quintana   63'
Manager:
  Faouzi Benzarti
 
GK 22   Sylvain Gbohouo
RB 5   Issama Mpeko
CB 14   Kabaso Chongo   14'
CB 2   Joël Kimwaki
LB 4   Arsène Zola
RM 9   Déo Kanda   66'
CM 16   Christian Koffi   68'
CM 27   Miché Mika
LM 23   Elia Meschak   82'
CF 28   Ben Malango
CF 18   Rainford Kalaba (c)   88'
Substitutes:
GK 21   Ley Matampi
DF 3   Jean Kasusula
DF 15   Kévin Mondeko   68'
MF 26   Abdoulaye Sissoko   66'
MF 29   Glody Likonza
FW 17   Jackson Muleka   82'
Manager:
  Mihayo Kazembe

Assistant referees:[8]
Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos (Angola)
Zakhele Thusi Siwela (South Africa)
Fourth official:[8]
Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Match rules[6][7]

  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores level.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Prize money

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Prize money shared between CAF Champions League winner and CAF Confederations Cup winner in CAF Super Cup are as following :[9]

Final
position
Money awarded
to club
winner US$100,000
Runners-up US$75,000

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Total, Title Sponsor of the Africa Cup of Nations and Partner of African Football". CAF. 21 July 2016.
  2. ^ "DATES FOR CAF INTERCLUBS COMPETITIONS 2018" (PDF). CAF.
  3. ^ "Accreditation for Total CAF Super Cup 2018". CAF. 12 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Wydad win Super Cup as VAR used in Africa for first time". CAF. 24 February 2018.
  5. ^ "WAC 1-0 TP Mazembe: Red Devils pip Ravens to win 2018 Caf Super Cup". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 2022-01-09. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  6. ^ a b "CAF Champions League regulations" (PDF). CAF.
  7. ^ a b "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF.
  8. ^ a b c d "CAF Super Cup 2018 – Tactical start list" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Prize money for CAF competitions effective 2017". cafonline.com.
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