2021 CAF Super Cup (May) explained

2020 CAF Super Cup
Other Titles:Total CAF Super Cup 2020
Team1:Al Ahly
Team1association:
Team1score:2
Team2:RS Berkane
Team2association:
Team2score:0
Date:28 May 2021
Stadium:Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
City:Doha
Man Of The Match1a:Mohamed Sherif (Al Ahly)[1]
Referee:Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)[2]
Attendance:2,900
Weather:Fair
38°C
15% humidity[3]
Previous:2020
Next:2021 (Dec)

The 2020 CAF Super Cup (officially the Total CAF Super Cup 2020[4] for sponsorship reasons)[5] was the 29th 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.

The match was played between Al Ahly from Egypt, the 2019–20 CAF Champions League winners, and RS Berkane from Morocco, the 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup winners, at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar on 28 May 2021.

The match was originally scheduled to be played on 14, 15 or 16 August 2020,[6] in Qatar for the third season in a row, after they signed a three-year agreement with the CAF two seasons ago.[7] However, the match was delayed due to the postponement of the 2019–20 CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. On 20 November 2020, the CAF announced that the match would instead be played in Cairo, Egypt,[8] with the date later set to be 10 December 2020.[9] However, RS Berkane refused to play the match at the home country of Al Ahly, and insisted the match be played at a neutral country.[10] The CAF announced on 10 December 2020 that the match would be moved back to Qatar, and to be played in the first half of 2021.[11] It was reported that the match would be played on 17 February 2021, but it was later revealed that a date has not yet been set.[12] [13] The match was later once again rescheduled to be played on 28 May 2021.

Al Ahly won the match 2–0, winning their seventh CAF Super Cup title.[14]

Teams

TeamZoneQualificationPrevious participation (bold indicates winners)
Al AhlyUNAF (North Africa)2019–20 CAF Champions League winners8 (1994, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015)
RS BerkaneUNAF (North Africa)2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup winnersNone

Venue

The match was played at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar. The stadium has a capacity of 12,946 and is the home venue of Qatar Stars League side Al Sadd.

It was one of the five venues that hosted the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in the country, and hosted other notable matches before, including the 2014 and 2016 editions of the Supercoppa Italiana. The stadium was also one of the two venues that hosted the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup, hosting all first and second round fixtures.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Qatar, attendance was limited to only 30% of the stadium's seating capacity. Fans who have received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine only were allowed to enter the stadium.[15]

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).[16] [17]

Background

The match was the third CAF Super Cup to feature an Egyptian and a Moroccan team, with both previous matches ending in favor of the Egyptian side. Al Ahly qualified to the match after defeating fellow Egyptian rivals Zamalek 2–1 in the 2020 CAF Champions League Final.[18] RS Berkane earned a place in the match after defeating Egyptian side Pyramids 1–0 in the 2020 CAF Confederation Cup Final.[19]

This was the first ever meeting between both teams in all competitions.

Match

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GK 1 Mohamed El Shenawy (c)
LB 12
CB 6
CB 3 Badr Benoun
RB 30
CM 15 Aliou Dieng
CM 17 Amr El Solia
AM 19 Mohamed Magdy
LW 27
RW 14
CF 10
Substitutes:
GK 13 Ali Lotfi
DF 5
DF 21
MF 8
MF 11 Walid Soliman
FW 7
FW 18
Manager:
Pitso Mosimane
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GK 1 Zouheir Laâroubi
RB 23 Omar Namsaoui
CB 4
CB 14 Ismael Mokadem
LB 25 Mohamed Aziz (c)
CM 8
RM 21
LM 29
AM 10
CF 7 Hamdi Laachir
CF 9 Mouhcine Iajour
Substitutes:
GK 12 Hamza Hamiani
DF 15 Hamza Regragui
DF 33
MF 11
MF 17
FW 3
FW 19
Manager:
Juan Pedro Benali
Man of the Match:
Mohamed Sherif (Al Ahly)

Assistant referees


Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)
Mokrane Gourari (Algeria)
Fourth official


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


Abdulrahman Al Jassim (Qatar)
Assistant video assistant referees


Khamis Al Marri (Qatar)
Saoud Ahmed (Qatar)

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

Statistics

First half[20]
StatisticAl AhlyRS Berkane
scope=rowGoals scored00
scope=rowTotal shots15
scope=rowShots on target00
scope=rowSaves00
scope=rowBall possession64%36%
scope=rowCorner kicks22
scope=rowYellow cards20
scope=rowRed cards00
Second half
StatisticAl AhlyRS Berkane
scope=rowGoals scored20
scope=rowTotal shots67
scope=rowShots on target41
scope=rowSaves12
scope=rowBall possession66%34%
scope=rowCorner kicks23
scope=rowYellow cards41
scope=rowRed cards00
Overall
StatisticAl AhlyRS Berkane
scope=rowGoals scored20
scope=rowTotal shots712
scope=rowShots on target41
scope=rowSaves12
scope=rowBall possession65%35%
scope=rowCorner kicks45
scope=rowYellow cards61
scope=rowRed cards00

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Total CAFSC . CAFCLCC . 1398662918913204227 . Mohamed Sherif - Al Ahly’s star voted Total Man of the Match! . 29 May 2021 . 30 May 2021.
  2. Web site: غربال يدير السوبر الإفريقي.. وتحكيم قطري على الـ VAR . Ghorbal set to officiate the CAF Super Cup, and Qatari referees to take the VAR role . . Arabic . 14 May 2021 . 18 May 2021.
  3. Web site: Weather History for Doha, Qatar . . . 28 May 2021 . 28 May 2021.
  4. Web site: Total CAF Super Cup 2020 match to be held with 30% crowd attendance.
  5. Web site: Total, Title Sponsor of the Africa Cup of Nations and Partner of African Football. CAF. 21 July 2016.
  6. Web site: Interclubs competition calendar; seasons 2018/19, 2019/20 & 2020/21 . CAF.
  7. Web site: CAF Super Cup to take place in Qatar. KingFut. 18 October 2019.
  8. Web site: The 29th edition of the Total CAF Super Cup will be played in Cairo. CAF. 20 November 2020.
  9. Web site: Egypt to host Total 2020 African Super Cup game on 10 December. Ahram Online. 23 November 2020.
  10. Web site: RS Berkane refuse to play CAF Super Cup in Cairo. KingFut. 30 November 2020.
  11. Web site: The Executive Committee proposes Issa Hayatou as Honorary President of CAF and approves several guidelines for good governance. CAF. 10 December 2020.
  12. Web site: CAF Super Cup to be played on 17 February. Egypt Today. 17 December 2020.
  13. Web site: Mosimane's Al-Ahly made to wait for Caf Super Cup success . Goal . 17 February 2021.
  14. Web site: Ahly beat Berkane to clinch seventh Total CAF Super Cup title . . 28 May 2021 . 28 May 2021.
  15. News: Africa: Total CAF Super Cup 2020 Match to Be Held With 30 Percent Crowd Attendance . . 26 May 2021 . 28 May 2021.
  16. Web site: CAF Champions League regulations . CAF .
  17. Web site: CAF Confederation Cup regulations . CAF .
  18. Web site: Finally nine for Al Ahly . . 5 January 2021 . 28 May 2021.
  19. Web site: Pyramids FC miss out on first trophy as Morocco's Berkane win Confederation Cup . . 25 October 2020 . 28 May 2021.
  20. Web site: 28 May 2021 . Team statistics . 29 May 2021 . sofascore.com . SofaScore.