2022 CAF Champions League final

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]
Attendance80,000[3]
WeatherFair
15 °C (59 °F)
64% humidity[4]

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

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

Venue

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
Further information: 2021–22 CAF Champions League

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

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

Format

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

Details

Al Ahly Egypt0–2Morocco Wydad AC
Report
  • El Moutaraji 15', 48'
Attendance: 80,000[3]
Al Ahly
Wydad AC
GK1Egypt Mohamed El Shenawy
RB30Egypt Mohamed Hanydownward-facing red arrow 71'
CB6Egypt Yasser Ibrahim
CB12Egypt Ayman Ashraf
LB21Tunisia Ali Maâloul
CM27Egypt Taher Mohamed
CM15Mali Aliou DiengYellow card 56'downward-facing red arrow 84'
CM8Egypt Hamdy Fathydownward-facing red arrow 71'
RF14Egypt Hussein El Shahatdownward-facing red arrow 52'
CF23South Africa Percy Tau
LF35Egypt Ahmed Abdel Kaderdownward-facing red arrow 52'
Substitutes:
DF5Egypt Ramy RabiaRed card 90+2'
FW10Egypt Mohamed Sherifupward-facing green arrow 52'
MF11Egypt Walid Solimanupward-facing green arrow 84'
GK16Egypt Ali Lotfi
MF17Egypt Amr El Soliaupward-facing green arrow 71'
FW18Egypt Salah Mohsenupward-facing green arrow 71'
MF19Egypt Mohamed "Afsha" Magdyupward-facing green arrow 52'
DF20Egypt Mahmoud Wahid
DF28Egypt Karim Fouad
Manager:
South Africa Pitso Mosimane
GK26Morocco Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti
RB22Morocco Ayoub El Amloud
CB3Morocco Achraf Dari
CB25Morocco Amine FarhaneYellow card 44'
LB14Morocco Yahia Attiyat Allah
DM5Morocco Yahya Jabrane
RM19Morocco Reda Jaadidownward-facing red arrow 90+1'
CM15Morocco Jalal Daoudidownward-facing red arrow 90+5'
CM10Morocco Ayman El Hassounidownward-facing red arrow 90'
LM7Morocco Zouhair El Moutarajidownward-facing red arrow 83'
CF9Republic of the Congo Guy Mbenzadownward-facing red arrow 84'
Substitutes:
MF6Morocco Anas Serrhatupward-facing green arrow 90+1'
MF13Morocco Abdellah Haimoudupward-facing green arrow 84'
FW16Morocco Hamza Asrirupward-facing green arrow 90+5'
FW17Morocco Badie Aoukupward-facing green arrow 90'
GK27Morocco Aissa Sioudi
DF29Ivory Coast Cheick Comara
MF31Morocco Hamza Ait Allal
FW37Morocco Mounsef Chrachem
FW40Republic of the Congo Juvhel Tsoumouupward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Morocco 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]

Statistics

See also

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

References
  1. @CAFCLCC (31 May 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. "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. "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. "Team statistics". sofascore.com. SofaScore. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
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