2020 CAF Confederation Cup Final
Event2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup
Pyramids RS Berkane
Egypt Morocco
0 1
Date25 October 2020 (2020-10-25)
VenuePrince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat
Man of the MatchAbdallah El Said
(Pyramids)
RefereeSidi Alioum (Cameroon)[1]
Attendance0[note 1]
WeatherPartly cloudy
15 °C (59 °F)
77% humidity[2]

The 2020 CAF Confederation Cup Final was the final of the 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup, the 17th edition of Africa's secondary club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), under the current CAF Confederation Cup title after the merger of CAF Cup and African Cup Winners' Cup.

For the first time, the final was played as a single match at a venue pre-selected by CAF.[3] It was originally scheduled to be played on 24 May 2020 at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, Morocco.[4] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the match was postponed and was played on 25 October 2020, as part of a Final Four format played as single matches in Morocco.

RS Berkane defeated Pyramids and won 1–0, earning themselves their first ever CAF Confederation Cup and African trophy. They also earned the right to play against the 2019–20 CAF Champions League winners in the 2020–21 CAF Super Cup.

Teams

Team Zone Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Egypt Pyramids UNAF (North Africa) None
Morocco RS Berkane UNAF (North Africa) 1 (2019)

Venue

Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, Morocco, hosted the final.

The CAF Executive Committee decided in June 2019 that the final would be played as a single match. One member association submitted bids during the period of 11–20 February 2020:[5]

Bidding associations for the 2020 CAF Confederation Cup Final
Country Stadium City Capacity Notes
 Morocco Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium Rabat 53,000 Hosted matches at the 1988 African Cup of Nations

The CAF Emergency Committee made the final decision on 12 March 2020, and Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat was officially announced as the final venue on 16 March 2020.[4]

Postponement

On 18 April 2020, the CAF announced that the final had been postponed until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

On 3 August 2020, the CAF announced that the final would be played on 27 September 2020.[7]

On 10 September 2020, the CAF announced that at the request of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, the final was rescheduled to 25 October 2020.[8]

Road to the final

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

Egypt Pyramids Round Morocco RS Berkane
Confederation Cup
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Qualifying rounds Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Republic of the Congo Étoile du Congo 5–1 4–1 (H) 1–0 (A) Preliminary round Bye
Algeria CR Belouizdad 2–1 1–1 (H) 1–0 (A) First round Ghana Ashanti Gold 4–3 2–3 (A) 2–0 (H)
Tanzania Young Africans 5–1 2–1 (A) 3–0 (H) Play-off round Madagascar Fosa Juniors 5–2 0–2 (A) 5–0 (H)
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Nigeria Enugu Rangers 3–1 (A) Matchday 1 Benin ESAE 3–0 (H)
Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 6–0 (H) Matchday 2 Zambia Zanaco 1–1 (A)
Egypt Al-Masry 2–1 (A) Matchday 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo DC Motema Pembe 3–0 (H)
Egypt Al-Masry 2–0 (H) Matchday 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo DC Motema Pembe 0–1 (A)
Nigeria Enugu Rangers 0–1 (H) Matchday 5 Benin ESAE 5–1 (A)
Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 1–0 (A) Matchday 6 Zambia Zanaco 1–1 (H)
Group A winners

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Egypt Pyramids 6 15
2 Egypt Al-Masry 6 10
3 Nigeria Enugu Rangers 6 6
4 Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 6 2
Source: CAF
 Final standings Group C winners

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Morocco RS Berkane 6 11
2 Zambia Zanaco 6 10
3 Democratic Republic of the Congo DC Motema Pembe 6 10
4 Benin ESAE 6 1
Source: CAF
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Zambia Zanaco 3–1 3–0 (A) 0–1 (H) Quarter-finals Egypt Al-Masry 3–2 2–2 (A) 1–0 (H)
Guinea Horoya 2–0 (N) Semi-finals Morocco Hassania Agadir 2–1 (N)

Format

The final is 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 are level after full-time, extra time is not played and the winners are decided by a penalty shoot-out (Regulations Article III. 28).[9]

Officials

On 24 October 2020, CAF named Cameroonian referee Sidi Alioum as the referee for the match. Alioum is a member of the CAF Elite and took charge of numerous important matches in competitions organized by CAF, including the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations final. His compatriot Elvis Guy Noupue was chosen as one of the assistant referees, along with Chadian official Issa Yaya, while Eric Otogo-Castane of Gabon was chosen as the fourth official.[1] Zambian referee Janny Sikazwe was named the video assistant referee and was assisted by Haythem Guirat from Tunisia and Gerson Emiliano dos Santos from Angola.[1]

Match

Pyramids Egypt0–1Morocco RS Berkane
Report
  • Dayo 15'
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Pyramids
RS Berkane
GK1Egypt El Mahdy SolimanYellow card 90'
CB3Egypt Abdallah Bakry
CB5Egypt Ali Gabr
RB12Egypt Ahmed Tawfikdownward-facing red arrow 66'
LB2Egypt Ahmed Ayman Mansourdownward-facing red arrow 56'
CM4Egypt Omar Gaberdownward-facing red arrow 90+2'
CM14Egypt Nabil Emad
AM19Egypt Abdallah El Said (c)Yellow card 90+4'
LM21Egypt Mohamed HamdyYellow card 14'
RM17Egypt Mohamed FaroukYellow card 20'
CF7Burkina Faso Eric Traoré
Substitutes:
GK16Egypt Ahmed El Shenawy
MF6Egypt Mohamed Fathy
MF15Egypt Mahmoud Hamadaupward-facing green arrow 90+2'
MF18Egypt Ibrahim Hassanupward-facing green arrow 56'
FW9Ghana John Antwiupward-facing green arrow 66'
FW26Egypt Mohamed El Gabbas
FW30Egypt Ibrahim Adel
Manager:
Croatia Ante Čačić
GK1Morocco Zouheir Laâroubi
RB4Burkina Faso Issoufou Dayo
CB14Morocco Ismael MokademYellow card 4'
LB25Morocco Mohamed Aziz (c)
CM8Morocco Larbi NajiYellow card 23'
CM21Morocco Bakr El HelaliRed card 89'
RM23Morocco Omar Namsaoui
LM22Morocco Zakaria Hadrafdownward-facing red arrow 65'
RW7Morocco Hamdi Laachir
LW9Morocco Mouhcine Iajourdownward-facing red arrow 90+2'
CF10Morocco Zaid KrouchYellow card 43'downward-facing red arrow 83'
Substitutes:
GK12Morocco Hamza Hamiani
DF15Morocco Hamza Regraguiupward-facing green arrow 90+2'
DF29Morocco Mohamed Farhane
MF17Morocco Amine El Kassupward-facing green arrow 65'
FW19Burkina Faso Alain Traoréupward-facing green arrow 83'
FW24Morocco Youssef Zghoudi
FW27Morocco Alaedine Ajaray
Manager:
Morocco Tarik Sektioui

Man of the Match:
Abdallah El Said
(Pyramids)

Assistant referees:[1]
Elvis Guy Noupue (Cameroon)
Issa Yaya (Chad)
Fourth official:[1]
Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)
Video assistant referee:[1]
Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Assistant video assistant referees:[1]
Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)
Gerson Emiliano dos Santos (Angola)

Match rules[9]

  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores level.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to five may be used.

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Final match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Morocco.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "أليوم أليوم يقود موقعة بيراميدز وبركان" [CAF announce Alioum Alioum as the main referee for Pyramids and RS Berkane clash]. FilGoal (in Arabic). 24 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Weather History for Salé, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Three bids submitted for the 2019/20 Interclub finals". CAF. 6 March 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Douala, Rabat named host cities for Interclubs 2019/20 final". CAF. 16 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Three bids submitted for the 2019/20 Interclub finals" (PDF). CAF. 6 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "CAF Interclubs finals postponed". CAF. 18 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "Updated calendar for CAF Interclub competitions". CAF. 3 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "Decisions of CAF Executive Committee meeting – 10 September 2020". CAF. 10 September 2020.
  9. 1 2 "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-10-25. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
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