2018 CAF Super Cup
2018 Total CAF Super Cup
Wydad AC TP Mazembe
Morocco Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Date24 February 2018 (2018-02-24)
VenueStade Mohammed V, Casablanca
RefereeJanny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Attendance45,000

The 2018 CAF Super Cup (officially the 2018 Total CAF Super Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 26th 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.[1]

The match was played between Wydad AC of Morocco, the 2017 CAF Champions League winners, and TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup winners. It was hosted by Wydad AC at the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca on 24 February 2018.[2][3]

Wydad AC won the match 1–0 to claim their first CAF Super Cup title.[4][5]

Teams

Team Zone Qualification Previous appearances (bold indicates winners)
Morocco Wydad AC UNAF (North Africa) 2017 CAF Champions League winners 2 (1993, 2003)
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe UNIFFAC (Central Africa) 2017 CAF Confederation Cup winners 4 (2010, 2011, 2016, 2017)

Venue

Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca, Morocco, hosted the match.

Format

The CAF Super Cup was played as a single match, with the CAF Champions League winners hosting the match. If the score was tied at the end of regulation, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (CAF Champions League Regulations XXVII and CAF Confederation Cup Regulations XXV).[6][7]

Match

Details

Wydad AC Morocco1–0Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
Tighazoui 83' Report
Attendance: 45,000
Wydad AC[8]
TP Mazembe[8]
GK22Morocco Zouhair Laaroubi
RB28Morocco Abdelatif Noussir
CB5Morocco Amine Atouchi
CB29Ivory Coast Cheick Comara
LB30Morocco Mohamed Nahiri
RM19Morocco Amin Tighazouidownward-facing red arrow 90+3'
CM4Morocco Salaheddine Saidi
CM6Morocco Brahim Nekkach (c)
LM11Morocco Ismail Haddad
CF23Nigeria Chisom Chikataradownward-facing red arrow 63'
CF18Morocco Walid El Kartidownward-facing red arrow 70'
Substitutes:
GK1Morocco Yassine El Kharroubi
DF16Belgium Naïm Aarabupward-facing green arrow 90+3'
DF27Morocco Zakaria El Hachimi
MF10Ghana Daniel Nii Adjei
MF24Morocco Jamel Aït Ben Idir
FW20Morocco Ayman El Hassouniupward-facing green arrow 70'
FW25Argentina Alejandro Quintanaupward-facing green arrow 63'
Manager:
Tunisia Faouzi Benzarti
GK22Ivory Coast Sylvain Gbohouo
RB5Democratic Republic of the Congo Issama Mpeko
CB14Zambia Kabaso ChongoYellow card 14'
CB2Democratic Republic of the Congo Joël Kimwaki
LB4Democratic Republic of the Congo Arsène Zola
RM9Democratic Republic of the Congo Déo Kandadownward-facing red arrow 66'
CM16Ivory Coast Christian Koffidownward-facing red arrow 68'
CM27Democratic Republic of the Congo Miché Mika
LM23Democratic Republic of the Congo Elia Meschakdownward-facing red arrow 82'
CF28Democratic Republic of the Congo Ben Malango
CF18Zambia Rainford Kalaba (c)Yellow card 88'
Substitutes:
GK21Democratic Republic of the Congo Ley Matampi
DF3Democratic Republic of the Congo Jean Kasusula
DF15Democratic Republic of the Congo Kévin Mondekoupward-facing green arrow 68'
MF26Mali Abdoulaye Sissokoupward-facing green arrow 66'
MF29Democratic Republic of the Congo Glody Likonza
FW17Democratic Republic of the Congo Jackson Mulekaupward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Democratic Republic of the Congo Mihayo Kazembe

Assistant referees:[8]
Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos (Angola)
Zakhele Thusi Siwela (South Africa)
Fourth official:[8]
Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Match rules[6][7]

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

Prize money

Prize money shared between CAF Champions League winner and CAF Confederations Cup winner in CAF Super Cup are as following :[9]

Final
position		Money awarded
to club
winnerUS$100,000
Runners-upUS$75,000

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Total, Title Sponsor of the Africa Cup of Nations and Partner of African Football". CAF. 21 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "DATES FOR CAF INTERCLUBS COMPETITIONS 2018" (PDF). CAF.
  3. ↑ "Accreditation for Total CAF Super Cup 2018". CAF. 12 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Wydad win Super Cup as VAR used in Africa for first time". CAF. 24 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "WAC 1-0 TP Mazembe: Red Devils pip Ravens to win 2018 Caf Super Cup". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 2022-01-09. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  6. 1 2 "CAF Champions League regulations" (PDF). CAF.
  7. 1 2 "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "CAF Super Cup 2018 – Tactical start list" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "Prize money for CAF competitions effective 2017". cafonline.com.
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