2021 CAF Confederation Cup final explained

2021 CAF Confederation Cup Final
Event:2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup
Team1:Raja CA
Team1association:
Team1score:2
Team2:JS Kabylie
Team2score:1
Stadium:Stade de l'Amitié
City:Cotonou, Benin
Man Of The Match1a:Soufiane Rahimi
(Raja CA)[1]
Referee:Victor Gomes (South Africa)[2]
Weather:Partly cloudy
26°C
83% humidity[3]
Previous:2020
Next:2022

The 2021 CAF Confederation Cup Final was the final match of the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup, the 18th season of Africa's premier club football tournament organised by CAF under the CAF Confederation Cup title after the merger of CAF Cup and African Cup Winners' Cup. It was played at the Stade de l'Amitié in Cotonou, Benin on 10 July 2021.[4]

Raja CA defeated JS Kabylie 2–1 to secure their second ever CAF Confederation Cup title. They also earned the right to play against Al Ahly S.C the CAF Champions league winner in the 2021–22 CAF Super Cup.

Teams

TeamZonePrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Raja CAUNAF (North Africa)1 (2018)
JS KabylieUNAF (North Africa)None

Venue

For the second 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 competition since 1966.

On 16 May 2021, Stade de l'Amitié in Cotonou, Benin was chosen by a CAF Executive Committee to host the final during a meeting in Kigali, Rwanda.[4]

Road to the final

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

Raja CARound JS Kabylie
Champions LeagueConfederation Cup
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legQualifying rounds
(CL, CC)
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Teungueth0–0 0–0 (A)0–0 (H)First round USGN4–12–1 (A)2–0 (H)
Confederation Cup
US Monastir1–1 1–0 (H)0–1 (A)Play-off round Stade Malien2–2 (a)1–2 (A)1–0 (H)
OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult
Namungo1–0 (H)Matchday 1 Coton Sport1–0 (H)
Nkana2–0 (A)Matchday 2 NAPSA Stars2–2 (A)
Pyramids2–0 (H)Matchday 3 RS Berkane0–0 (A)
Pyramids3–0 (A)Matchday 4 RS Berkane0–0 (H)
Namungo3–0 (A)Matchday 5 Coton Sport2–1 (A)
Nkana2–0 (H)Matchday 6 NAPSA Stars2–1 (H)
Group D winnersFinal standingsGroup B winners
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnockout stageOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Orlando Pirates5–11–1 (A)4–0 (H)Quarter-finals CS Sfaxien2–11–0 (A)1–1 (H)
Pyramids0–0 0–0 (A)0–0 (H)Semi-finals Coton Sport5–12–1 (A)3–0 (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 would not to be played and the winner would be decided by a penalty shoot-out (Regulations Article III. 28).[5]

Match

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GK 1 Anas Zniti (c)
CB 24 Marouane Hadhoudi
CB 15 Ilias Haddad
RB 29
LB 27 Oussama Soukhane
CM 16
CM 17 Zakaria El Wardi
RW 10
AM 18
LW 21
CF 28
Substitutes:
GK 22 Mohamed Bouamira
DF 3 Mohamed Souboul
DF 20 Abdeljalil Jbira
MF 6
MF 19
MF 23
MF 26 Riad Idbouiguiguine
FW 14 Zakaria Habti
FW 30
Manager:
Lassaad Chabbi
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GK 25 Oussama Benbot
CB 31
CB 2 Ahmed Ait Abdessalem
CB 5 Badreddine Souyad
RM 22 Walid Bencherifa
CM 13 Aziz Benabdi
CM 8
LM 21
AM 7 Mohamed Benchaira
CF 17 Rédha Bensayah (c)
CF 9
Substitutes:
GK 1 Mohamed Idir Hadid
DF 3 Abdelmoumen Chikhi
DF 4 Bilal Tizi Bouali
DF 37 Fares Djabri
MF 6 Ammar El Orfi
MF 14
MF 38
FW 11
FW 34
Manager:
Denis Lavagne
Man of the Match:
Soufiane Rahimi
(Raja CA)

Assistant referees


Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)
Souru Phatsoane (Lesotho)
Fourth official


Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Video assistant referee


Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Assistant video assistant referees


Gerson Emiliano dos Santos (Angola)
Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

Match rules
  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores level.
  • Nine named substitutes, of which up to five may be used.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. TotalEnergies CAFCL - TotalEnergies CAFCC . CAFCLCC . 1414147452530167813 . A Solid performance from Raja Casablanca’s superstar Soufiane Rahimi that won him the TotalEnergies Man of the Match award! . 11 July 2021 . 11 July 2021.
  2. Web site: فيكتور جوميز حكما لنهائي الكونفدرالية الأفريقية . Victor Gomes to take charge at CAF Confederation Cup final . Arabic . El Watan News . 30 June 2021 . 10 July 2021.
  3. Web site: Weather History for Cotonou, Littoral, Benin . . . 10 July 2021 . 10 July 2021.
  4. News: كاف يستقر على ملعبي نهائي دوري الأبطال والكونفدرالية . CAF decides venues for Champions League and Confederation Cup final . Arabic . . 15 May 2021 . 24 May 2021.
  5. Web site: CAF Confederation Cup regulations . CAF .