2022 CAF Champions League final

2022 CAF Champions League Final
Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca, Morocco, hosted the final.
Event2021–22 CAF Champions League
Al Ahly Wydad AC
Egypt Morocco
0 2
Date30 May 2022 (2022-05-30)
VenueStade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco
Man of the MatchZouhair El Moutaraji
(Wydad AC)[1]
RefereeVictor Gomes (South Africa)[2]
Attendance80,000[3]
WeatherFair
15 °C (59 °F)
64% humidity[4]
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The 2022 CAF Champions League Final was the final match of the 2021–22 CAF Champions League, the 58th season of Africa's premier club football tournament organised by CAF, and the 26th edition under the current CAF Champions League title. It was played at the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca, in Morocco on 30 May 2022.

Wydad AC won the match 2–0 to clinch their third Champions League title.[5]

As winners, they earned the right to play against the winners of the 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup, RS Berkane, in the 2022 CAF Super Cup.

When Morocco won the right to host 2022 FIFA Club World Cup, Al Ahly took Morocco's slot as Morocco's Wydad AC took CAF slot which was decided by this match.

Teams

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In the following table, finals until 1996 were in the African Cup of Champions Club era, since 1997 were in the CAF Champions League era.

Team Zone Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Egypt Al Ahly UNAF (North Africa) 14 (1982, 1983, 1987, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021)
Morocco Wydad AC UNAF (North Africa) 4 (1992, 2011, 2017, 2019)

Venue

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For the third 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 CAF competitions since 1966.

On 12 April 2022, Royal Moroccan Football Federation submitted its bid to host the match,[6] while the Senegalese Football Federation bidding date is unknown.

Country Stadium City Capacity Notes
 Morocco Stade Mohammed V Casablanca 45,891 Hosted matches at the 1988 African Cup of Nations, including the final and 2021 CAF Champions League Final
 Senegal Diamniadio Olympic Stadium Dakar 50,000

On 9 May 2022, Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca, Morocco was chosen by a CAF Executive Committee to host the final after the Senegalese Football Federation subsequently withdrew their bid.[7]

Road to the final

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Further information: 2021–22 CAF Champions League

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

Egypt Al Ahly Round Morocco Wydad AC
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Qualifying rounds Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Bye First round Bye
Niger USGN 7–2 1–1 (A) 6–1 (H) Second round Ghana Hearts of Oak 6–2 0–1 (A) 6–1 (H)
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Sudan Al Merrikh 3–2 (H) Matchday 1 Angola Sagrada Esperança 3–0 (H)
Sudan Al Hilal 0–0 (A) Matchday 2 Angola Petro de Luanda 1–2 (A)
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 0–1 (H) Matchday 3 Egypt Zamalek 3–1 (H)
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 0–1 (A) Matchday 4 Egypt Zamalek 1–0 (A)
Sudan Al Merrikh 3–1 (A) Matchday 5 Angola Sagrada Esperança 2–1 (A)
Sudan Al Hilal 1–0 (H) Matchday 6 Angola Petro de Luanda 5–1 (H)
Group A runners-up
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 6 16
2 Egypt Al Ahly 6 10
3 Sudan Al Hilal 6 4
4 Sudan Al Merrikh 6 4
Source: CAF
 Final standings Group D winners
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Morocco Wydad AC 6 15
2 Angola Petro de Luanda 6 11
3 Egypt Zamalek 6 4
4 Angola Sagrada Esperança 6 2
Source: CAF
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Morocco Raja Casablanca 3–2 2–1 (H) 1–1 (A) Quarter-finals Algeria CR Belouizdad 1–0 1–0 (A) 0–0 (H)
Algeria ES Sétif 6–2 4–0 (H) 2–2 (A) Semi-finals Angola Petro de Luanda 4–2 3–1 (A) 1–1 (H)

Format

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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 was played and if it was still level, the winners were decided by a penalty shoot-out (Regulations Article III. 28).[8]

Match

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Details

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Al Ahly Egypt0–2Morocco Wydad AC
Report
Attendance: 80,000[3]
Al Ahly
Wydad AC
GK 1 Egypt Mohamed El Shenawy
RB 30 Egypt Mohamed Hany downward-facing red arrow 71'
CB 6 Egypt Yasser Ibrahim
CB 12 Egypt Ayman Ashraf
LB 21 Tunisia Ali Maâloul
RM 27 Egypt Taher Mohamed
CM 15 Mali Aliou Dieng Yellow card 56' downward-facing red arrow 84'
CM 8 Egypt Hamdy Fathy downward-facing red arrow 71'
LM 14 Egypt Hussein El Shahat downward-facing red arrow 52'
CF 23 South Africa Percy Tau
CF 35 Egypt Ahmed Abdel Kader downward-facing red arrow 52'
Substitutes:
DF 5 Egypt Ramy Rabia Red card 90+2'
FW 10 Egypt Mohamed Sherif upward-facing green arrow 52'
MF 11 Egypt Walid Soliman upward-facing green arrow 84'
GK 16 Egypt Ali Lotfi
MF 17 Egypt Amr El Solia upward-facing green arrow 71'
FW 18 Egypt Salah Mohsen upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF 19 Egypt Mohamed "Afsha" Magdy upward-facing green arrow 52'
DF 20 Egypt Mahmoud Wahid
DF 28 Egypt Karim Fouad
Manager:
South Africa Pitso Mosimane
GK 26 Morocco Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti
RB 22 Morocco Ayoub El Amloud
CB 3 Morocco Achraf Dari
CB 25 Morocco Amine Farhane Yellow card 44'
LB 14 Morocco Yahia Attiyat Allah
DM 15 Morocco Jalal Daoudi downward-facing red arrow 90+5'
DM 5 Morocco Yahya Jabrane
CM 19 Morocco Reda Jaadi downward-facing red arrow 90+1'
RF 10 Morocco Ayman El Hassouni downward-facing red arrow 90'
CF 9 Republic of the Congo Guy Mbenza downward-facing red arrow 84'
LF 7 Morocco Zouhair El Moutaraji downward-facing red arrow 83'
Substitutes:
MF 6 Morocco Anas Serrhat upward-facing green arrow 90+1'
MF 13 Morocco Abdellah Haimoud upward-facing green arrow 84'
FW 16 Morocco Hamza Asrir upward-facing green arrow 90+5'
FW 17 Morocco Badie Aouk upward-facing green arrow 90'
GK 27 Morocco Aissa Sioudi
DF 29 Ivory Coast Cheick Comara
MF 31 Morocco Hamza Ait Allal
FW 37 Morocco Mounsef Chrachem
FW 40 Republic of the Congo Juvhel Tsoumou upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Morocco Walid Regragui

Man of the Match:
Zouhair El Moutaraji (Wydad AC)[1]

Assistant referees:[2]
Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)
Souru Phatsoane (Lesotho)
Fourth official:[2]
Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
Video assistant referee:[2]
Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Assistant video assistant referees:[2]
Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim (Sudan)
Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)

Match rules[9]
  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores level.
  • Nine named substitutes, of which up to five may be used.[a]

Statistics

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See also

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Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ a b @CAFCLCC (31 May 2022). "Zouheir El Moutaraji couldn't have had any better performance vs. Al Ahly SC in the #TotalEnergiesCAFCL final" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 June 2022 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b c d e "فيكتور جوميز حكما لنهائي إفريقيا بين الأهلي والوداد" [Victor Gomes to referee the African final between Al Ahly and Wydad]. FilGoal.com (in Arabic). 2022-05-21. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  3. ^ a b "CAF, Morocco FA announce TotalEnergies 2021-2022 Champions League final ticketing and spectator information". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  4. ^ "Weather History for Casablanca, Casablanca-Settat, Morocco". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  5. ^ "El Moutaraji double delivers third TotalEnergies CAF Champions League title to Wydad". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  6. ^ "اجتماع المكتب المديري للجامعة الملكية المغربية لكرة القدم – الثلاثاء 12 أبريل 2022 – FRMF". FRMF.ma (in Arabic). Royal Moroccan Football Federation. Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  7. ^ "Morocco to host TotalEnergies CAF Champions League 2022 Final". CAF website. 9 May 2022.
  8. ^ "CAF Champions League regulations" (PDF). CAF.
  9. ^ "CAF Champions League regulations" (PDF). CAF.
  10. ^ a b c "Team statistics". sofascore.com. SofaScore. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
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