2018 CAF Super Cup
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]
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| Date | 24 February 2018 | ||||||
| Venue | Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca | ||||||
| Referee | Janny Sikazwe (Zambia) | ||||||
| Attendance | 45,000 | ||||||
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
| Team | Zone | Qualification | Previous appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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 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
Format
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
Details
| Wydad AC | 1–0 | TP Mazembe |
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Tighazoui  83' |
Report |
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Assistant referees:[8]
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Prize money
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 |
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| winner | US$100,000 |
| Runners-up | US$75,000 |
References
- "Total, Title Sponsor of the Africa Cup of Nations and Partner of African Football". CAF. 21 July 2016.
- "DATES FOR CAF INTERCLUBS COMPETITIONS 2018" (PDF). CAF.
- "Accreditation for Total CAF Super Cup 2018". CAF. 12 February 2018.
- "Wydad win Super Cup as VAR used in Africa for first time". CAF. 24 February 2018.
- "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.
- "CAF Champions League regulations" (PDF). CAF.
- "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF.
- "CAF Super Cup 2018 – Tactical start list" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- "Prize money for CAF competitions effective 2017". cafonline.com.