2023 CAF Confederation Cup final

African football tournament final

Football match

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CAF Confederation Cup Final 2023

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Event

2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup

Young Africans	USM Alger

2	2

USM Alger won on away goals

First leg

Young Africans	USM Alger
1	2

Date

28 May 2023 (2023-05-28)

Venue

Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee

Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)

Attendance

60,000

Weather

Light rain showers
26 °C (79 °F)
87% humidity

Second leg

USM Alger	Young Africans
0	1

Date

3 June 2023 (2023-06-03)

Venue

Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers

Referee

Dahane Beida (Mauritania)

Attendance

64,000

Weather

Light rain showers
19 °C (66 °F)
86% humidity

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The 2023 CAF Confederation Cup final were the final matches of the 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup, the 20th season of Africa's premier club football tournament organised by CAF under the current CAF Confederation Cup title after the merger of CAF Cup and African Cup Winners' Cup.

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Young Africans from Tanzania and USM Alger from the Algeria. The first leg was hosted by Young Africans at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam on 28 May 2023, while the second leg was hosted by USM Alger at the Stade du 5 Juillet in Algiers on 3 June 2023.

USM Alger won against Young Africans by away goal rule, after a 2–2 draw, which the Algerian side scored twice away in the 2–1 win earlier.

Background

Young Africans became the first Tanzanian club to reach the CAF Confederation Cup final and the second continental final for Tanzanian clubs, also the first club from CECAFA to reach a continental final since 1993 by Simba Sports Club in the CAF Cup.^[1]

USM Alger it is the second time has reached a continental final after the CAF Champions League final in 2015 against TP Mazembe where they was defeated. This was the fourth CAF Confederation Cup final for the algerian club after ES Sétif, MO Béjaïa and JS Kabylie who were all defeated. USM Alger is looking for the first continental title, especially since the second leg is played in Algeria.^[2]

Previous finals

Team	Zone	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Young Africans	CECAFA (East Africa)	none
USM Alger	UNAF (North Africa)	none

Venues

After playing the final in the last three copies in a neutral land, the return was made to the previous home and away system and the first leg in Dar es Salaam will be played at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium on May 28. It opened in 2007 and was built adjacent to Uhuru Stadium, the former national stadium. It hosts major football matches such as the Tanzanian Premier League and home matches of the Tanzania national football team, the second leg at Stade du 5 Juillet in Algiers on June 3 where the winners will lift the trophy. It opened in 1972 and served as the main stadium of the 1975 Mediterranean Games, the 1978 All-Africa Games, the 2004 Pan Arab Games, and the 2007 All-Africa Games. The stadium was one of two venues of the 1990 African Cup of Nations (the other venue was the 19 May 1956 Stadium in Annaba).

Road to the final

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

Young Africans

Round

USM Alger

CAF Champions League

CAF Confederation Cup

Opponent

Agg.

1st leg

2nd leg

Qualifying rounds
(CL, CC)

Opponent

Agg.

1st leg

2nd leg

Zalan

9–0

4–0 (A)

5–0 (H)

First round

Bye

Al Hilal

1–2

1–1 (H)

0–1 (A)

Second round

ASC Kara

4–1

2–0 (A)

2–1 (H)

CAF Confederation Cup

Club Africain

1–0

0–0 (H)

1–0 (A)

Playoff round

Cape Town City

1–0

0–0 (A)

1–0 (H)

Opponent

Result

Group stage

Opponent

Result

Union Monatirienne

0–2 (A)

Matchday 1

Saint-Éloi Lupopo

3–0 (H)

TP Mazembe

3–1 (H)

Matchday 2

Al Akhdar

1–1 (A)

Real Bamako

1–1 (A)

Matchday 3

Marumo Gallants

2–0 (H)

Real Bamako

2–0 (H)

Matchday 4

Marumo Gallants

0–2 (A)

Union Monatirienne

2–0 (H)

Matchday 5

Saint-Éloi Lupopo

1–1 (A)

TP Mazembe

1–0 (A)

Matchday 6

Al Akhdar

4–1 (H)

Group D winners

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Young Africans	6	13
2	Union Monastirienne	6	13
3	Real Bamako	6	5
4	TP Mazembe	6	3

Source: CAF

Final standings

Group A runners-up

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Marumo Gallants	6	12
2	USM Alger	6	11
3	Saint-Éloi Lupopo	6	5
4	Al Akhdar	6	5

Source: CAF

Opponent

Agg.

1st leg

2nd leg

Knockout stage

Opponent

Agg.

1st leg

2nd leg

Rivers United

2–0

2–0 (A)

0–0 (H)

Quarter-finals

ASFAR

4–3

2–0 (H)

2–3 (A)

Marumo Gallants

4–1

2–0 (H)

2–1 (A)

Semi-finals

ASEC Mimosas

2–0

0–0 (A)

2–0 (H)

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 equal, extra time was played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.

Matches

First leg

Details

28 May 2023 (2023-05-28)

16:00 UTC+3

Young Africans	1–2	USM Alger
Mayele 82'	Report	Mahious 32' Merili 84'

Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)

Young Africans

USM Alger


GK	39	Djigui Diarra
DF	4	Yannick Bangala Litombo
DF	5	Dickson Job	30'	76'
DF	3	Bakari Mwamnyeto (c)
DF	15	Kibwana Shomari		76'
DF	2	Ibrahim Abdallah Hamad
MF	27	Mudathir Yahya
FW	10	Stephane Aziz Ki		66'
FW	25	Kennedy Musonda		86'
FW	29	Tuisila Kisinda		76'
FW	9	Fiston Mayele
Substitutes:
GK	1	Metacha Mnata
DF	13	Joyce Lomalisa		76'
DF	21	Djuma Shabani		76'
MF	12	Jesus Ducapel Moloko
MF	17	Faridi Mussa
MF	18	Salum Abubakar		66'
MF	20	Zawadi Mauya
FW	33	Bernard Morrison		76'
FW	40	Clement Franses Mzize		86'
Manager:
Nasreddine Nabi


GK	25	Oussama Benbot	90'
DF	19	Saâdi Radouani
DF	12	Haithem Loucif
DF	4	Zineddine Belaïd (c)
DF	21	Adam Alilet	60'
MF	6	Oussama Chita	49'
MF	14	Brahim Benzaza	80'	86'
MF	8	Islam Merili		90+8'
FW	23	Khaled Bousseliou		86'
FW	31	Tumisang Orebonye		90+8'
FW	18	Aymen Mahious		71'
Substitutes:
GK	16	Imad Benchlef
DF	3	Abdelkader Belharrane
DF	27	Ibrahim Bekakchi
MF	15	Messala Merbah		86'
MF	24	Taher Benkhelifa		90+8'
MF	26	Akram Djahnit		90+8'
FW	7	Ismail Belkacemi		86'
FW	10	Abderrahmane Meziane		71'
FW	20	Zakaria Alharaish
Manager:
Abdelhak Benchikha

Assistant referees:
Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)
Olivier Safari Kabene (DR Congo)
Fourth official:
Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)
Video assistant referee:
Peter Waweru (Kenya)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Akuna Maklama (South Africa)
Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim (Sudan)

Match rules

90 minutes.
Nine named substitutes, of which up to five may be used.^{[note 1]}

Statistics

First half^[3]
Statistic	Young Africans	USM Alger
Goals scored	0	1
Total shots	0	0
Shots on target	0	0
Saves	0	0
Ball possession	60%	40%
Corner kicks	0	0
Offsides	0	0
Yellow cards	1	0
Red cards	0	0

Second half^[3]
Statistic	Young Africans	USM Alger
Goals scored	1	1
Total shots	0	0
Shots on target	0	0
Saves	0	0
Ball possession	70%	30%
Corner kicks	0	0
Offsides	0	0
Yellow cards	0	4
Red cards	0	0

Overall^[3]
Statistic	Young Africans	USM Alger
Goals scored	1	2
Total shots	15	11
Shots on target	4	6
Saves	0	0
Ball possession	65%	35%
Corner kicks	9	5
Offsides	1	0
Yellow cards	1	4
Red cards	0	0

Second leg

Details

3 June 2023 (2023-06-03)

20:00 UTC+1

USM Alger	0–1	Young Africans
	Report	Shabani 7' (pen.)

Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers

Attendance: 64,000

Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)

USM Alger

Young Africans


GK	25	Oussama Benbot
DF	19	Saâdi Radouani
DF	12	Haithem Loucif
DF	4	Zineddine Belaïd (c)
DF	21	Adam Alilet
MF	6	Oussama Chita
MF	15	Messala Merbah		45'
MF	8	Islam Merili
MF	23	Khaled Bousseliou		74'
FW	31	Tumisang Orebonye	78'
FW	18	Aymen Mahious	5'	90+5'
Substitutes:
GK	16	Imad Benchlef
DF	3	Abdelkader Belharrane
DF	5	Mustapha Bouchina
DF	27	Ibrahim Bekakchi
MF	24	Taher Benkhelifa		90+5'
MF	26	Akram Djahnit
FW	7	Ismail Belkacemi		74'
FW	10	Abderrahmane Meziane		45'
FW	20	Zakaria Alharaish
Manager:
Abdelhak Benchikha


GK	39	Djigui Diarra
DF	21	Djuma Shabani		83'
DF	2	Ibrahim Abdallah Hamad
DF	3	Bakari Mwamnyeto (c)	67'
DF	5	Dickson Job
MF	27	Mudathir Yahya	74'	84'
MF	18	Salum Abubakar
MF	29	Tuisila Kisinda		62'
MF	13	Joyce Lomalisa	15'	84'
FW	9	Fiston Mayele
FW	25	Kennedy Musonda		72'
Substitutes:
GK	1	Metacha Mnata
DF	4	Yannick Bangala Litombo
DF	15	Kibwana Shomari
MF	12	Jesus Ducapel Moloko		83'
MF	17	Faridi Mussa		84'
MF	20	Zawadi Mauya
FW	10	Stephane Aziz Ki		72'
FW	33	Bernard Morrison	90'	62'
FW	40	Clement Franses Mzize		84'
Manager:
Nasreddine Nabi

Assistant referees:
Jerson Emiliano dos Santos (Angola)
Arsénio Chadreque Marengula (Mozambique)
Fourth official:
Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
Video assistant referee:
Mahmoud Mohamed Ashour (Egypt)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Mohamed Adel (Egypt)
Mahmoud Abo El Regal (Egypt)

Match rules

90 minutes.
Penalty shoot-out if tied on aggregate and away goals.
Nine named substitutes, of which up to five may be used.^{[note 1]}

Statistics

First half^[4]
Statistic	USM Alger	Young Africans
Goals scored	0	1
Total shots	7	3
Shots on target	3	1
Saves	0	3
Ball possession	43%	57%
Corner kicks	1	0
Offsides	0	2
Yellow cards	1	1
Red cards	0	0

Second half^[4]
Statistic	USM Alger	Young Africans
Goals scored	0	0
Total shots	9	4
Shots on target	2	2
Saves	2	2
Ball possession	49%	51%
Corner kicks	1	2
Offsides	0	0
Yellow cards	1	3
Red cards	0	0

Overall^[4]
Statistic	USM Alger	Young Africans
Goals scored	0	1
Total shots	16	7
Shots on target	5	3
Saves	2	5
Ball possession	46%	54%
Corner kicks	2	2
Offsides	0	2
Yellow cards	2	4
Red cards	0	0

Notes

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

References

^ "CAF Cup: Young Africans win and advance to the final". sportnewsafrica.com. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
^ "CAF CC : L'USM Alger est en finale !". dzfoot.com. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Team statistics". cafonline.com. cafonline.com. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Team statistics". cafonline.com. cafonline.com. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.

External links

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