2023 CAF Champions League final

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2023 CAF Champions League final
Match programme cover
Event2022–23 CAF Champions League
Al Ahly Wydad AC
Egypt Morocco
3 2
First leg
Al Ahly Wydad AC
2 1
Date4 June 2023 (2023-06-04)
VenueCairo International Stadium, Cairo
RefereeIbrahim Mutaz (Libya)
Attendance50,000
WeatherClear weather with a few clouds
27 °C (81 °F)
41% humidity
Second leg
Wydad AC Al Ahly
1 1
Date11 June 2023 (2023-06-11)
VenueStade Mohammed V, Casablanca
RefereeBamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Attendance80,000
WeatherClear weather with a few clouds
22 °C (72 °F)
73% humidity
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The 2023 CAF Champions League final were the final matches of the 2022–23 CAF Champions League, the 59th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 27th edition under the current CAF Champions League title.[1]

The final was contested between Egyptian club Al Ahly and Moroccan club Wydad AC, which is a repeat of the 2022 CAF Champions League final, the second time in CAF Champions League history that two same clubs compete in the final of Champions League consecutively.

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)
 15 (1982, 1983, 1987, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022)
Morocco Wydad AC
UNAF (North Africa)
 5 (1992, 2011, 2017, 2019, 2022)

Venues

Cairo International Stadium in Cairo, Egypt, hosted the first leg.
Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca, Morocco, hosted the second leg.

Road to the final

Further information: 2022–23 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
Union Monastirienne
 4–0 1–0 (A) 3–0 (H) Second round Nigeria Rivers United 7–2 1–2 (A) 6–0 (H)
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Cameroon Coton Sport 3–0 (H) Matchday 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 1–0 (H)
Sudan Al Hilal 0–1 (A) Matchday 2 Algeria JS Kabylie 0–1 (A)
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 2–2 (H) Matchday 3 Angola Petro de Luanda 1–0 (H)
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 2–5 (A) Matchday 4 Angola Petro de Luanda 2–0 (A)
Cameroon Coton Sport 4–0 (A) Matchday 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 0–0 (A)
Sudan Al Hilal 3–0 (H) Matchday 6 Algeria JS Kabylie 3–0 (H)
Group B runners-up
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 6 14
2 Egypt Al Ahly 6 10
3 Sudan Al Hilal 6 10
4 Cameroon Coton Sport 6 0
Source: CAF
 Final standings Group A winners
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Morocco Wydad AC 6 13
2 Algeria JS Kabylie 6 10
3 Angola Petro de Luanda 6 7
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 6 4
Source: CAF
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Morocco Raja CA 2–0 2–0 (H) 0–0 (A) Quarter-finals Tanzania Simba 1–1 (4–3 p) 0–1 (A) 1–0 (H)
Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 4–0 3–0 (A) 1–0 (H) Semi-finals South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 2–2 (a) 0–0 (H) 2–2 (A)

Format

The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis.

If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still tied, extra time was played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.

Matches

First leg

Details

Al Ahly Egypt
2–1Morocco Wydad AC
  • Tau 45+4'
  • Kahraba
    59'
 Report
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
Al Ahly
Wydad AC
GK 31 Egypt Mostafa Shobeir
LB 21 Tunisia Ali Maâloul
CB 24 Egypt Mohamed Abdelmonem
CB 6 Egypt Yasser Ibrahim
RB 30 Egypt Mohamed Hany (c) Yellow card 90+4'
CM 8 Egypt Hamdy Fathy
CM 13 Egypt Marwan Attia
CM 15 Mali Aliou Dieng
LW 14 Egypt Hussein El Shahat downward-facing red arrow 87'
ST 7
Mahmoud Kahraba
 downward-facing red arrow 87'
RW 23 South Africa Percy Tau
Substitutes:
GK 16 Egypt Ali Lotfi
DF 2 Egypt Khaled Abdelfattah
DF 4 Egypt Mahmoud Metwalli
MF 9 Egypt Ahmed Abdel Kader upward-facing green arrow 87'
MF 17 Egypt Amr El Solia
MF 19 Egypt Mohamed Magdy Afsha
MF 26 Algeria Ahmed Kendouci
FW 10 Egypt Mohamed Sherif upward-facing green arrow 87'
FW 27 Egypt Taher Mohamed
Manager:
Switzerland Marcel Koller
GK 32 Morocco Youssef El Motie
LB 14 Morocco Yahia Attiyat Allah Yellow card 79'
CB 35 Democratic Republic of the Congo Arsène Zola
CB 25 Morocco Amine Farhane
RB 22 Morocco Ayoub El Amloud Yellow card 42'
CM 6 Morocco Jalal Daoudi
CM 5 Morocco Yahya Jabrane (c)
CM 8 Morocco Reda Jaadi
LW 7 Morocco Zouhair El Moutaraji downward-facing red arrow 82'
ST 20 Senegal Bouly Sambou
RW 10 Morocco Ayman El Hassouni downward-facing red arrow 73'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Morocco Taha Mourid
DF 4 Morocco Amine Aboulfath
DF 15 Morocco Yahya Nadrani
DF 31 Morocco Hamza Ait Allal
MF 2 Morocco Ismail Moutaraji
MF 21 Morocco Houmam Baaouch
MF 28 Libya Muaid Ellafi
FW 11 Morocco Mohamed Ounajem upward-facing green arrow 73'
FW 30 Morocco Saifeddine Bouhra upward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Belgium Sven Vandenbroeck

Assistant referees:
Attia Essa Amsaad (Libya)
Khalil Hassani (Tunisia)
Fourth official:
Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)
Video assistant referee:
Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Carine Atezambong Fomo (Cameroon)

Match rules
  • 90 minutes.
  • Nine named substitutes, of which up to five may be used.[note 1]

Statistics

Second leg

Details

Wydad AC Morocco1–1Egypt Al Ahly
 Report
Attendance: 45,000
Wydad AC
Al Ahly
GK 32 Morocco Youssef El Motie
LB 14 Morocco Yahia Attiyat Allah
CB 35 Democratic Republic of the Congo Arsène Zola
CB 25 Morocco Amine Farhane
RB 22 Morocco Ayoub El Amloud
CM 6 Morocco Jalal Daoudi
CM 5 Morocco Yahya Jabrane (c)
LW 30 Morocco Saifeddine Bouhra Yellow card 45+6' downward-facing red arrow 66'
AM 10 Morocco Ayman El Hassouni downward-facing red arrow 80'
RW 11 Morocco Mohamed Ounajem downward-facing red arrow 89'
CF 20 Senegal Bouly Sambou
Substitutes:
GK 12 Morocco Taha Mourid
DF 4 Morocco Amine Aboulfath
DF 15 Morocco Yahya Nadrani
MF 2 Morocco Ismail Moutaraji
MF 8 Morocco Reda Jaadi upward-facing green arrow 80'
MF 17 Morocco Badie Aouk
MF 28 Libya Muaid Ellafi
FW 7 Morocco Zouhair El Moutaraji upward-facing green arrow 66'
FW 33 Morocco Hamid Ahadad upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
Belgium Sven Vandenbroeck
GK 1 Egypt Mohamed El Shenawy (c)
LB 21 Tunisia Ali Maâloul Yellow card 87'
CB 24 Egypt Mohamed Abdelmonem Yellow card 90+10'
CB 6 Egypt Yasser Ibrahim
RB 30 Egypt Mohamed Hany Yellow card 90+7'
CM 8 Egypt Hamdy Fathy downward-facing red arrow 72'
CM 13 Egypt Marwan Attia downward-facing red arrow 59'
CM 15 Mali Aliou Dieng Yellow card 50'
LW 14 Egypt Hussein El Shahat Yellow card 41' downward-facing red arrow 59'
ST 7
Mahmoud Kahraba
 Yellow card 36' downward-facing red arrow 72'
RW 23 South Africa Percy Tau downward-facing red arrow 86'
Substitutes:
GK 16 Egypt Ali Lotfi
DF 2 Egypt Khaled Abdelfattah
DF 5 Egypt Ramy Rabia upward-facing green arrow 86'
MF 9 Egypt Ahmed Abdel Kader upward-facing green arrow 59'
MF 17 Egypt Amr El Solia upward-facing green arrow 72'
MF 19 Egypt Mohamed Magdy Afsha upward-facing green arrow 59'
MF 26 Algeria Ahmed Kendouci
FW 10 Egypt Mohamed Sherif upward-facing green arrow 72'
FW 27 Egypt Taher Mohamed
Manager:
Switzerland Marcel Koller

Assistant referees:
Elvis Guy Noupue Nguegoue (Cameroon)
Gilbert Cheruiyot (Kenya)
Fourth official:
Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
Video assistant referee:
Peter Waweru (Kenya)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
Diana Chikotesha (Zambia)

Match rules

Statistics

See also

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ "Wydad, Al Ahly face off in repeat of last year's TotalEnergies CAF CL final". cafonline.com. 22 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "1st leg team statistics". cafonline.com. CAF.
  3. ^ a b c "2nd leg team statistics". cafonline.com. CAF.

External links

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