2024 CAF Champions League final

2024 CAF Champions League final
Event2023–24 CAF Champions League
Espérance de Tunis Al Ahly
0 1
First leg
Espérance de Tunis Al Ahly
0 0
Date18 May 2024 (2024-05-18)
VenueStade Hammadi Agrebi, Tunis
RefereeMustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Attendance35,000
WeatherPartially covered
24 °C (75 °F)
64% humidity
Second leg
Al Ahly Espérance de Tunis
1 0
Date25 May 2024 (2024-05-25)
VenueCairo International Stadium, Cairo
RefereeJean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Attendance52,000
WeatherClear weather with some clouds
29 °C (84 °F)
26% humidity

The 2024 CAF Champions League final were the final matches of the 2023–24 CAF Champions League, the 60th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 28th edition under the current CAF Champions League title.[1][2]

The contesting teams, Espérance de Tunis and Al Ahly, previously contested each other at the 2018 final, with either one of those teams also reaching the final in every edition of the CAF Champions League since 2017.

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)
Espérance de Tunis UNAF (North Africa) 8 (1994, 1999, 2000, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019)
Al Ahly UNAF (North Africa) 16 (1982, 1983, 1987, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)

Venues

Road to the final

Further information: 2023–24 CAF Champions League

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

Espérance de Tunis Round Al Ahly
Opponent Agg 1st leg 2nd leg Qualifying rounds Opponent Agg 1st leg 2nd leg
Bye First round Bye
AS Douanes Burkina Faso 1–0 1–0 (A) 0–0 (H) Second round Saint George 7–0 3–0 (A) 4–0 (H)
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Étoile du Sahel 2–0 (H) Matchday 1 Medeama 3–0 (H)
Al Hilal 1–3 (A) Matchday 2 Young Africans 1–1 (A)
Petro de Luanda 0–0 (H) Matchday 3 CR Belouizdad 0–0 (H)
Petro de Luanda 0–0 (A) Matchday 4 CR Belouizdad 0–0 (A)
Étoile du Sahel 2–0 (A) Matchday 5 Medeama 1–0 (A)
Al Hilal 1–0 (H) Matchday 6 Young Africans 1–0 (H)
Group C runners-up
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Petro de Luanda 6 12
2 Espérance de Tunis 6 11
3 Al Hilal 6 5
4 Étoile du Sahel 6 4
Source: CAF
 Final standings Group D winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Al Ahly 6 12
2 Young Africans 6 8
3 CR Belouizdad 6 8
4 Medeama 6 4
Source: CAF
Opponent Agg 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg 1st leg 2nd leg
ASEC Mimosas 0–0 (4–2 p) 0–0 (H) 0–0 (A) Quarter-finals Simba 3–0 1–0 (A) 2–0 (H)
Mamelodi Sundowns 2–0 1–0 (H) 1–0 (A) Semi-finals TP Mazembe 3–0 0–0 (A) 3–0 (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 tied, extra time was played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.

Matches

First leg

Details

Espérance de Tunis 0–0 Al Ahly
Report
Attendance: 35,000
Espérance de Tunis
Al Ahly
GK 1 Amenallah Memmiche
DF 2 Mohamed Ben Ali  69'
DF 5 Yassine Meriah
MF 8 Houssem Tka  69'
FW 9 Rodrigo Rodrigues  70'  90+2'
MF 10 Yan Sasse  82'
DF 15 Mohamed Amine Tougai
FW 18 Houssam Ghacha
DF 20 Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida  90+2'
MF 25 Ghailene Chaalali (c)
MF 38 Roger Aholou  16'
Substitutes:
FW 11 Oussama Bouguerra  82'
GK 12 Moez Ben Cherifia
DF 13 Raed Bouchniba  69'
DF 22 Hani Amamou
FW 27 Kebba Sowe
FW 29 Mohamed Ali Ben Hammouda  90+2'
MF 31 Zakaria El Ayeb  69'
MF 36 Onuche Ogbelu  90+2'
FW 37 André Bukia
Manager:
Miguel Cardoso
DF 5 Ramy Rabia (c)
MF 8 Akram Tawfik
FW 10 Percy Tau  81'
MF 13 Marwan Attia
FW 14 Hussein El Shahat
DF 21 Ali Maâloul  7'
MF 22 Emam Ashour  81'
DF 24 Mohamed Abdelmonem
DF 30 Mohamed Hany  39'
GK 31 Mostafa Shobeir
FW 39 Wessam Abou Ali
Substitutes:
GK 1 Mohamed El Shenawy
DF 4 Mahmoud Metwalli
DF 6 Yasser Ibrahim
FW 7 Mahmoud Kahraba
FW 12 Reda Slim  81'
MF 15 Aliou Dieng
MF 19 Mohamed Magdy Afsha  81'
FW 27 Anthony Modeste
DF 28 Karim Fouad  33'  7'
Manager:
Marcel Koller

Assistant referees:
Mokrane Gourari (Algeria)
Abbes Akram Zerhouni (Algeria)
Fourth official:
Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
Video assistant referee:
Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
Jerson Dos Santos (Angola)

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

Statistics

Second leg

Details

Al Ahly 1–0 Espérance de Tunis
  • Aholou 4' (o.g.)
 Report
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Al Ahly
Espérance de Tunis
DF 5 Ramy Rabia (c)
DF 8 Akram Tawfik
FW 10 Percy Tau  67'
MF 13 Marwan Attia  78'
FW 14 Hussein El Shahat  90+2'
MF 22 Emam Ashour  90+2'
DF 24 Mohamed Abdelmonem
DF 28 Karim Fouad
DF 30 Mohamed Hany
GK 31 Mostafa Shobeir
FW 39 Wessam Abou Ali  78'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Mohamed El Shenawy
DF 6 Yasser Ibrahim  90+2'
FW 7 Mahmoud Kahraba  78'
MF 11 Ahmed Abdel Kader
FW 12 Reda Slim
MF 15 Aliou Dieng  67'
MF 19 Mohamed Magdy Afsha  78'
FW 27 Anthony Modeste
FW 29 Taher Mohamed  90+2'
Manager:
Marcel Koller
GK 1 Amenallah Memmiche
DF 2 Mohamed Ben Ali  45'
DF 5 Yassine Meriah
MF 8 Houssem Tka  76'
FW 9 Rodrigo Rodrigues
MF 10 Yan Sasse  85'
DF 15 Mohamed Amine Tougai
FW 18 Houssam Ghacha  75'
DF 20 Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida  90+5'
MF 25 Ghailene Chaalali (c)  86'
MF 38 Roger Aholou  20'  85'
Substitutes:
FW 11 Oussama Bouguerra  85'
GK 12 Moez Ben Cherifia
DF 13 Raed Bouchniba  45'
DF 22 Hani Amamou
MF 23 Ghaith Ouahabi
FW 29 Mohamed Ali Ben Hammouda  85'
MF 31 Zakaria El Ayeb
MF 36 Onuche Ogbelu  86'  76'
FW 37 André Bukia  75'
Manager:
Miguel Cardoso  90+4'

Assistant referees:
Souru Phatsoane (Lesotho)
Seydou Tiama (Burkina Faso)
Fourth official:
Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)
Video assistant referee:
Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Daniel Nii Laryea (Ghana)
Mohamed Abdallah Ibrahim (Sudan)

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. ^ "Esperance edge past Sundowns in Pretoria to book final place". Confederation of African Football. 26 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Al Ahly stage late rally to defeat Mazembe and reach final". Confederation of African Football. 26 April 2024.
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