2023 African Football League final explained

2023 African Football League final
Team1:	Wydad AC
Team1association:
Team1score:	2
Team2:	Mamelodi Sundowns
Team2score:	3
Firstleg:	First leg
Team1score1:	2
Team2score1:	1
Date1:	^[1]
Stadium1:	Stade Mohammed V
City1:	Casablanca
Referee1:	Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
Attendance1:	45,000
Weather1:	Mostly cloudy 18°C 84% humidity
Secondleg:	Second leg
Team1score2:	0
Team2score2:	2
Stadium2:	Loftus Versfeld Stadium
City2:	Pretoria
Referee2:	Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Attendance2:	50,000
Weather2:	Partially covered 34°C 22% humidity
Next:	2025

The 2023 African Football League final were the final matches of the 2023 African Football League, the 1st edition of Africa's newest club football tournament, the African Football League, organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Road to the final

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

Wydad AC				Round	Mamelodi Sundowns
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg		Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Enyimba	4–0	1–0 (A)	3–0 (H)	Quarter-finals	Petro de Luanda	2–0	2–0 (A)	0–0 (H)
Espérance de Tunis	1–1	1–0 (H)	0–1 (A)	Semi-finals	Al Ahly	1–0	1–0 (H)	0–0 (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

width=25 ! width=25 GK 32 Youssef El Motie RB 22 CB 4 Amine Aboulfath CB 16 Jamal Harkass LB 14 Yahia Attiyat Allah RM 19 CM 5 Yahya Jabrane (c) CM 17 Zakaria Draoui LM 23 AM 13 CF 21 Substitutes: GK 1 Mehdi Maftah GK 40 Boubacar Bah DF 2 Oussama Mahrous DF 15 Hamza Regragui DF 20 Ilyes Chetti DF 25 Amine Farhane MF 3 MF 24 Soufyan Ahannach FW 10 FW 11 FW 27 FW 30 Saifeddine Bouhra Manager: Adil Ramzi

width=25 ! width=25 GK 30 Ronwen Williams RB 25 Khuliso Mudau CB 40 Rivaldo Coetzee CB 20 LB 13 Abdelmounaim Boutouil RM 11 Marcelo Allende DM 4 Teboho Mokoena LM 17 RW 33 CF 18 Themba Zwane (c) LW 7 Substitutes: GK 1 Denis Onyango DF 3 Rushine De Reuck DF 5 DF 6 Brian Onyango MF 8 MF 14 Terrence Mashego MF 21 Sphelele Mkhulise MF 34 Mothobi Mvala MF 35 MF 39 FW 10 FW 22 Siyabonga Mabena Manager: Rhulani Mokwena

Assistant referees Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim (Sudan) Khalil Hassani (Djibouti) Fourth official Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda) Video assistant referee Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria) Assistant video assistant referees Mokrane Gourari (Algeria)

Match rules 90 minutes. Twelve named substitutes, of which up to five may be used.

Statistics

First half

Statistic	Wydad AC	Mamelodi Sundowns
scope=row	Goals scored	1	0
scope=row	Total shots	2	1
scope=row	Shots on target	1	0
scope=row	Saves	0	0
scope=row	Ball possession	56%	44%
scope=row	Corner kicks	2	1
scope=row	Fouls committed	9	7
scope=row	Offsides	2	0
scope=row	Yellow cards	0	0
scope=row	Red cards	0	0

Second half

Statistic	Wydad AC	Mamelodi Sundowns
scope=row	Goals scored	1	1
scope=row	Total shots	6	6
scope=row	Shots on target	1	2
scope=row	Saves	1	0
scope=row	Ball possession	43%	57%
scope=row	Corner kicks	0	5
scope=row	Fouls committed	7	6
scope=row	Offsides	1	1
scope=row	Yellow cards	2	0
scope=row	Red cards	0	0

Overall^[2]

Statistic	Wydad AC	Mamelodi Sundowns
scope=row	Goals scored	2	1
scope=row	Total shots	8	7
scope=row	Shots on target	2	2
scope=row	Saves	1	0
scope=row	Ball possession	49%	51%
scope=row	Corner kicks	2	6
scope=row	Fouls committed	16	13
scope=row	Offsides	3	1
scope=row	Yellow cards	2	0
scope=row	Red cards	0	0

Second leg

Details

width=25 ! width=25 MF 4 DF 5 Mosa Lebusa FW 7 Lesiba William Nku FW 11 DF 13 Abdelmounaim Boutouil MF 17 MF 18 Themba Zwane (c) FW 23 DF 25 GK 30 MF 34 Mothobi Mvala FW 38 Substitutes: GK 1 Denis Onyango DF 3 Rushine De Reuck DF 6 MF 8 FW 10 Gastón Sirino MF 14 MF 21 Sphelele Mkhulise FW 22 Siyabonga Mabena MF 24 Sipho Mbule FW 33 MF 35 Neo Maema MF 39 Manager: Rhulani Mokwena

width=25 ! width=25 MF 3 DF 4 Amine Aboulfath MF 13 DF 14 Yahia Attiyat Allah DF 16 Jamal Harkass FW 19 DF 22 Ayoub El Amloud (c) FM 17 Zakaria Draoui FW 21 FW 23 GK 32 Youssef El Motie Substitutes: GK 1 Mehdi Maftah DF 2 Oussama Mahrous FW 10 FW 11 DF 15 Hamza Regragui DF 20 Ilyes Chetti MF 24 DF 25 Amine Farhane FW 27 FW 30 DF 35 Arsène Zola GK 40 Boubacar Bah Manager: Adil Ramzi

Assistant referees Elvis Guy Noupue Nguegoue (Cameroon) Arsenio Shadrick Marongella (Mozambique) Video assistant referee Peter Waweru (Kenya) Assistant video assistant referees Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)

Match rules 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if tied on aggregate and away goals. Twelve named substitutes, of which up to five may be used.

Statistics

First half

Statistic	Mamelodi Sundowns	Wydad AC
scope=row	Goals scored	1	0
scope=row	Total shots	4	0
scope=row	Shots on target	2	0
scope=row	Saves	0	1
scope=row	Ball possession	73%	27%
scope=row	Corner kicks	2	0
scope=row	Fouls committed	3	5
scope=row	Offsides	2	0
scope=row	Yellow cards	0	2
scope=row	Red cards	0	0

Second half

Statistic	Mamelodi Sundowns	Wydad AC
scope=row	Goals scored	1	0
scope=row	Total shots	4	3
scope=row	Shots on target	1	1
scope=row	Saves	1	0
scope=row	Ball possession	49%	51%
scope=row	Corner kicks	2	1
scope=row	Fouls committed	6	4
scope=row	Offsides	0	2
scope=row	Yellow cards	5	0
scope=row	Red cards	0	0

Overall

Statistic	Mamelodi Sundowns	Wydad AC
scope=row	Goals scored	2	0
scope=row	Total shots	8	3
scope=row	Shots on target	3	1
scope=row	Saves	1	1
scope=row	Ball possession	60%	40%
scope=row	Corner kicks	4	1
scope=row	Fouls committed	9	9
scope=row	Offsides	2	2
scope=row	Yellow cards	5	2
scope=row	Red cards	0	0

Notes

1. News: The inaugural African Football League (AFL) kicks off in October 2023 and will be preceded by official draw on Saturday 2 September 2023 . en . Confederation of African Football . 29 August 2023.
2. Web site: 1st leg team statistics . afl.africa . African Football League.

External links

• CAFonline.com
• African Football League – AFL