2016 CAF Super Cup

2016 CAF Super Cup
2016 Orange CAF Super Cup
Date20 February 2016
VenueStade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi
RefereeHamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

The 2016 CAF Super Cup (officially the 2016 Orange CAF Super Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 24th 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 TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the 2015 CAF Champions League winner, and Étoile du Sahel of Tunisia, the 2015 CAF Confederation Cup winner. It was hosted by TP Mazembe at the Stade TP Mazembe in Lubumbashi on 20 February 2016.[1][2]

TP Mazembe defeated Étoile du Sahel 2–1 to win the competition for the third time in its history.[3]

Teams

Team Qualification Previous participation (bold indicates winners)
TP Mazembe 2015 CAF Champions League winner 2010, 2011
Étoile du Sahel 2015 CAF Confederation Cup winner 1998, 2004, 2007, 2008

Rules

The CAF Super Cup was played as a single match, with the CAF Champions League winner 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).[4][5]

Match

TP Mazembe 2–1 Étoile du Sahel
Adjei 19', 45+1' Report Msakni 45+2'
TP Mazembe
Étoile du Sahel
GK 22 Sylvain Gbohouo
DF 2 Joël Kimwaki (c)  56'
DF 3 Jean Kasusula
DF 6 Salif Coulibaly
DF 14 Kabaso Chongo  75'
MF 12 Merveille Bokadi
MF 13 Nathan Sinkala
MF 19 Daniel Nii Adjei  87'
FW 7 Roger Assalé  67'
FW 11 Adama Traoré  78'
FW 17 Jonathan Bolingi
Substitutes:
GK 1 Robert Kidiaba
DF 4 Patient Mwepu
DF 25 Christian Luyindama
FW 10 Given Singuluma  87'
FW 16 Christian Koffi
FW 23 Elia Meschak  67'
FW 28 Thomas Ulimwengu  78'
Manager:
Hubert Velud
GK 1 Aymen Mathlouthi (c)
DF 3 Ghazi Abderrazzak
DF 5 Ammar Jemal  70'
DF 8 Alaya Brigui
DF 15 Zied Boughattas  64'
MF 10 Iheb Msakni
MF 12 Franck Kom  41'
MF 26 Rami Bedoui  33'
MF 29 Mohamed Ben Amor
FW 7 Hamza Lahmar  65'
FW 9 Ahmed Akaïchi  85'
Substitutes:
GK 22 Zied Jebali
DF 4 Saddam Ben Aziza
DF 17 Marouane Tej  85'
FW 18 Diogo da Silva  33'
MF 20 Nidhal Saïed
FW 24 Michailou Dramé  65'
MF 27 Aymen Trabelsi
Manager:
Faouzi Benzarti

Assistant referees:
Berhe O'Michael (Eritrea)
Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim (Sudan)
Fourth official:
Davies Omweno (Kenya)[6]

Prize money

The winner earned $75k USD and the runner-up received $50k USD.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Orange CAF CL FINAL 2015: CAF Flash Magazine" (PDF). CAF.
  2. ^ "CAF Super Cup to be played on weekend of 19-21 February". CAF. 9 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Adjei brace hands Mazembe third Super Cup". CAF. 20 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Regulations of the CAF Confederation Cup" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Start list: TP Mazembe vs Étoile Sportive du Sahel" (PDF). CAF. 20 February 2016.
  7. ^ "Prize money" (pdf). Confederation of African Football. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.