2023 CAF Champions League final

2023 CAF Champions League final
Match programme cover
Event2022–23 CAF Champions League
Al Ahly Wydad AC
3 2
First leg
Al Ahly Wydad AC
2 1
Date4 June 2023 (2023-06-04)
VenueCairo International Stadium, Cairo
RefereeIbrahim Mutaz (Libya)
Attendance50,000
WeatherClear weather with a few clouds
27 °C (81 °F)
41% humidity
Second leg
Wydad AC Al Ahly
1 1
Date11 June 2023 (2023-06-11)
VenueStade Mohammed V, Casablanca
RefereeBamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Attendance80,000
WeatherClear weather with a few clouds
22 °C (72 °F)
73% humidity

The 2023 CAF Champions League final were the final matches of the 2022–23 CAF Champions League, the 59th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 27th edition under the current CAF Champions League title.[1]

The final was contested between Egyptian club Al Ahly and Moroccan club Wydad AC, which is a repeat of the 2022 CAF Champions League final, the second time in CAF Champions League history that two same clubs compete in the final of Champions League consecutively.

Teams

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)
Al Ahly UNAF (North Africa) 15 (1982, 1983, 1987, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022)
Wydad AC UNAF (North Africa) 5 (1992, 2011, 2017, 2019, 2022)

Venues

Road to the final

Further information: 2022–23 CAF Champions League

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

Al Ahly Round Wydad AC
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Qualifying rounds Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Bye First round Bye
Union Monastirienne 4–0 1–0 (A) 3–0 (H) Second round Rivers United 7–2 1–2 (A) 6–0 (H)
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Coton Sport 3–0 (H) Matchday 1 AS Vita Club 1–0 (H)
Al Hilal 0–1 (A) Matchday 2 JS Kabylie 0–1 (A)
Mamelodi Sundowns 2–2 (H) Matchday 3 Petro de Luanda 1–0 (H)
Mamelodi Sundowns 2–5 (A) Matchday 4 Petro de Luanda 2–0 (A)
Coton Sport 4–0 (A) Matchday 5 AS Vita Club 0–0 (A)
Al Hilal 3–0 (H) Matchday 6 JS Kabylie 3–0 (H)
Group B runners-up
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Mamelodi Sundowns 6 14
2 Al Ahly 6 10
3 Al Hilal 6 10
4 Coton Sport 6 0
Source: CAF
 Final standings Group A winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Wydad AC 6 13
2 JS Kabylie 6 10
3 Petro de Luanda 6 7
4 AS Vita Club 6 4
Source: CAF
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Raja CA 2–0 2–0 (H) 0–0 (A) Quarter-finals Simba 1–1 (4–3 p) 0–1 (A) 1–0 (H)
Espérance de Tunis 4–0 3–0 (A) 1–0 (H) Semi-finals Mamelodi Sundowns 2–2 (a) 0–0 (H) 2–2 (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

Al Ahly 2–1 Wydad AC
  • Tau 45+4'
  • Kahraba 59'
 Report
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
Al Ahly
Wydad AC
GK 31 Mostafa Shobeir
LB 21 Ali Maâloul
CB 24 Mohamed Abdelmonem
CB 6 Yasser Ibrahim
RB 30 Mohamed Hany (c)  90+4'
CM 8 Hamdy Fathy
CM 13 Marwan Attia
CM 15 Aliou Dieng
LW 14 Hussein El Shahat  87'
ST 7 Mahmoud Kahraba  87'
RW 23 Percy Tau
Substitutes:
GK 16 Ali Lotfi
DF 2 Khaled Abdelfattah
DF 4 Mahmoud Metwalli
MF 9 Ahmed Abdel Kader  87'
MF 17 Amr El Solia
MF 19 Mohamed Magdy Afsha
MF 26 Ahmed Kendouci
FW 10 Mohamed Sherif  87'
FW 27 Taher Mohamed
Manager:
Marcel Koller
GK 32 Youssef El Motie
LB 14 Yahia Attiyat Allah  79'
CB 35 Arsène Zola
CB 25 Amine Farhane
RB 22 Ayoub El Amloud  42'
CM 6 Jalal Daoudi
CM 5 Yahya Jabrane (c)
CM 8 Reda Jaadi
LW 7 Zouhair El Moutaraji  82'
ST 20 Bouly Sambou
RW 10 Ayman El Hassouni  73'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Taha Mourid
DF 4 Amine Aboulfath
DF 15 Yahya Nadrani
DF 31 Hamza Ait Allal
MF 2 Ismail Moutaraji
MF 21 Houmam Baaouch
MF 28 Muaid Ellafi
FW 11 Mohamed Ounajem  73'
FW 30 Saifeddine Bouhra  82'
Manager:
Sven Vandenbroeck

Assistant referees:
Attia Essa Amsaad (Libya)
Khalil Hassani (Tunisia)
Fourth official:
Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)
Video assistant referee:
Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Carine Atezambong Fomo (Cameroon)

Match rules
  • 90 minutes.
  • Nine named substitutes, of which up to five may be used.[note 1]

Statistics

Second leg

Details

Wydad AC 1–1 Al Ahly
 Report
Attendance: 45,000
Wydad AC
Al Ahly
GK 32 Youssef El Motie
LB 14 Yahia Attiyat Allah
CB 35 Arsène Zola
CB 25 Amine Farhane
RB 22 Ayoub El Amloud
CM 6 Jalal Daoudi
CM 5 Yahya Jabrane (c)
LW 30 Saifeddine Bouhra  45+6'  66'
AM 10 Ayman El Hassouni  80'
RW 11 Mohamed Ounajem  89'
CF 20 Bouly Sambou
Substitutes:
GK 12 Taha Mourid
DF 4 Amine Aboulfath
DF 15 Yahya Nadrani
MF 2 Ismail Moutaraji
MF 8 Reda Jaadi  80'
MF 17 Badie Aouk
MF 28 Muaid Ellafi
FW 7 Zouhair El Moutaraji  66'
FW 33 Hamid Ahadad  89'
Manager:
Sven Vandenbroeck
GK 1 Mohamed El Shenawy (c)
LB 21 Ali Maâloul  87'
CB 24 Mohamed Abdelmonem  90+10'
CB 6 Yasser Ibrahim
RB 30 Mohamed Hany  90+7'
CM 8 Hamdy Fathy  72'
CM 13 Marwan Attia  59'
CM 15 Aliou Dieng  50'
LW 14 Hussein El Shahat  41'  59'
ST 7 Mahmoud Kahraba  36'  72'
RW 23 Percy Tau  86'
Substitutes:
GK 16 Ali Lotfi
DF 2 Khaled Abdelfattah
DF 5 Ramy Rabia  86'
MF 9 Ahmed Abdel Kader  59'
MF 17 Amr El Solia  72'
MF 19 Mohamed Magdy Afsha  59'
MF 26 Ahmed Kendouci
FW 10 Mohamed Sherif  72'
FW 27 Taher Mohamed
Manager:
Marcel Koller

Assistant referees:
Elvis Guy Noupue Nguegoue (Cameroon)
Gilbert Cheruiyot (Kenya)
Fourth official:
Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
Video assistant referee:
Peter Waweru (Kenya)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
Diana Chikotesha (Zambia)

Match rules

Statistics

See also

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ "Wydad, Al Ahly face off in repeat of last year's TotalEnergies CAF CL final". cafonline.com. 22 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "1st leg team statistics". cafonline.com. CAF.
  3. ^ a b c "2nd leg team statistics". cafonline.com. CAF.
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