2021 CAF Super Cup (December)
The 2021 CAF Super Cup (officially the TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup 2021[4] for sponsorship reasons)[5] was the 30th 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.
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| Al Ahly won 6–5 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | 22 December 2021 | ||||||
| Venue | Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Taher Mohamed (Al Ahly)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 40,000 | ||||||
| Weather | Fair 20 °C (68 °F) 60% humidity[3] | ||||||
The match was played between Al Ahly from Egypt, the 2020–21 CAF Champions League winners, and Raja CA from Morocco, the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup winners, at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar on 22 December 2021. Al Ahly won the match 6–5 on penalties, after the original match ended as a 1–1 draw, to win their record-extending eighth and second consecutive title.
Teams
| Team | Zone | Qualification | Previous participation (bold indicates winners) |
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 Al Ahly |
UNAF (North Africa) | 2020–21 CAF Champions League winners | 9 (1994, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021 (May)) |
 Raja CA |
UNAF (North Africa) | 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup winners | 3 (1998, 2000, 2019) |
Format
The CAF Super Cup is 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 will not be played, and the penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winner (CAF Champions League Regulations XXVII and CAF Confederation Cup Regulations XXV).[6][7]
Background
The match was the fourth (and second consecutive) CAF Super Cup to feature an Egyptian and a Moroccan team, with all previous matches ending in favor of the Egyptian side. Al Ahly qualified to the match after defeating South African side Kaizer Chiefs 3–0 in the 2021 CAF Champions League Final.[8] Raja CA earned a place in the match after defeating JS Kabylie of Algeria 2–1 in the 2021 CAF Confederation Cup Final.[9]
This was the seventh meeting between both teams in African competition. All of the previous six encounters were in the Champions League group stage. Raja CA won two matches, including a famous victory in Cairo during their 1999 winning campaign, three matches ended as a draw, and only one win for Al Ahly; a 1–0 victory in 2005 when they won the competition.
Match
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees:[10]
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Notes
- Each team was only given three opportunities to make substitutions, excluding substitutions made at half-time.
References
- TotalEnergies CAFSC [@CAFCLCC] (23 December 2021). "Your TotalEnergies Man of the Match, Al Ahly's Taher Mohamed!" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 December 2021 – via Twitter.
- "حكم لقاء أنجولا ومصر يدير السوبر الإفريقي بين الأهلي والرجاء" [Angola-Egypt World Cup qualifier tie referee to officiate CAF Super Cup between Al Ahly and Raja]. Filgoal (in Arabic). 17 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- "Weather History for Al Rayyan, Qatar". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- "Ticket sale for the TotalEnergies Super Cup 2021 launched". CAF. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- "Total, Title Sponsor of the Africa Cup of Nations and Partner of African Football". CAF. 21 July 2016.
- "CAF Champions League regulations" (PDF). CAF.
- "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF.
- "Egypt's Al Ahly beat Kaizer Chiefs 3-0 to win record tenth African crown". BBC Sport. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- "Morocco's Raja win Confed Cup for 3rd time after beating JS Kabylie". Al Ahram. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- "Raja-Ahly se jouera à guichets fermés" [Raja-Ahly match sold out]. Le360 Sport (in French). 18 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- "Al Ahly vs Raja Club Athletic - Statistics". sofascore.com. SofaScore. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.