2023 CAF Champions League final
Match programme cover
Event2022–23 CAF Champions League
Al Ahly Wydad AC
Egypt Morocco
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)
Egypt Al Ahly UNAF (North Africa) 15 (1982, 1983, 1987, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022)
Morocco Wydad AC UNAF (North Africa) 5 (1992, 2011, 2017, 2019, 2022)

Venues

Cairo International Stadium in Cairo, Egypt, hosted the first leg.
Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca, Morocco, hosted the second leg.

Road to the final

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
Tunisia Union Monastirienne 4–0 1–0 (A) 3–0 (H) Second round Nigeria Rivers United 7–2 1–2 (A) 6–0 (H)
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Cameroon Coton Sport 3–0 (H) Matchday 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 1–0 (H)
Sudan Al Hilal 0–1 (A) Matchday 2 Algeria JS Kabylie 0–1 (A)
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 2–2 (H) Matchday 3 Angola Petro de Luanda 1–0 (H)
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 2–5 (A) Matchday 4 Angola Petro de Luanda 2–0 (A)
Cameroon Coton Sport 4–0 (A) Matchday 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 0–0 (A)
Sudan Al Hilal 3–0 (H) Matchday 6 Algeria JS Kabylie 3–0 (H)
Group B runners-up
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 6 14
2 Egypt Al Ahly 6 10
3 Sudan Al Hilal 6 10
4 Cameroon Coton Sport 6 0
Source: CAF
 Final standings Group A winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Morocco Wydad AC 6 13
2 Algeria JS Kabylie 6 10
3 Angola Petro de Luanda 6 7
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 6 4
Source: CAF
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Morocco Raja CA 2–0 2–0 (H) 0–0 (A) Quarter-finals Tanzania Simba 1–1 (4–3 p) 0–1 (A) 1–0 (H)
Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 4–0 3–0 (A) 1–0 (H) Semi-finals South Africa 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 Egypt2–1Morocco Wydad AC
  • Tau 45+4'
  • Kahraba 59'
 Report
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
Al Ahly
Wydad AC
GK31Egypt Mostafa Shobeir
LB21Tunisia Ali Maâloul
CB24Egypt Mohamed Abdelmonem
CB6Egypt Yasser Ibrahim
RB30Egypt Mohamed Hany (c)Yellow card 90+4'
CM8Egypt Hamdy Fathy
CM13Egypt Marwan Attia
CM15Mali Aliou Dieng
LW14Egypt Hussein El Shahatdownward-facing red arrow 87'
ST7Egypt Mahmoud Kahrabadownward-facing red arrow 87'
RW23South Africa Percy Tau
Substitutes:
GK16Egypt Ali Lotfi
DF2Egypt Khaled Abdelfattah
DF4Egypt Mahmoud Metwalli
MF9Egypt Ahmed Abdel Kaderupward-facing green arrow 87'
MF17Egypt Amr El Solia
MF19Egypt Mohamed Magdy Afsha
MF26Algeria Ahmed Kendouci
FW10Egypt Mohamed Sherifupward-facing green arrow 87'
FW27Egypt Taher Mohamed
Manager:
Switzerland Marcel Koller
GK32Morocco Youssef El Motie
LB14Morocco Yahia Attiyat AllahYellow card 79'
CB35Democratic Republic of the Congo Arsène Zola
CB25Morocco Amine Farhane
RB22Morocco Ayoub El AmloudYellow card 42'
CM6Morocco Jalal Daoudi
CM5Morocco Yahya Jabrane (c)
CM8Morocco Reda Jaadi
LW7Morocco Zouhair El Moutarajidownward-facing red arrow 82'
ST20Senegal Bouly Sambou
RW10Morocco Ayman El Hassounidownward-facing red arrow 73'
Substitutes:
GK12Morocco Taha Mourid
DF4Morocco Amine Aboulfath
DF15Morocco Yahya Nadrani
DF31Morocco Hamza Ait Allal
MF2Morocco Ismail Moutaraji
MF21Morocco Houmam Baaouch
MF28Libya Muaid Ellafi
FW11Morocco Mohamed Ounajemupward-facing green arrow 73'
FW30Morocco Saifeddine Bouhraupward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Belgium 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 Morocco1–1Egypt Al Ahly
 Report
Attendance: 45,000
Wydad AC
Al Ahly
GK32Morocco Youssef El Motie
LB14Morocco Yahia Attiyat Allah
CB35Democratic Republic of the Congo Arsène Zola
CB25Morocco Amine Farhane
RB22Morocco Ayoub El Amloud
CM6Morocco Jalal Daoudi
CM5Morocco Yahya Jabrane (c)
LW30Morocco Saifeddine BouhraYellow card 45+6'downward-facing red arrow 66'
AM10Morocco Ayman El Hassounidownward-facing red arrow 80'
RW11Morocco Mohamed Ounajemdownward-facing red arrow 89'
CF20Senegal Bouly Sambou
Substitutes:
GK12Morocco Taha Mourid
DF4Morocco Amine Aboulfath
DF15Morocco Yahya Nadrani
MF2Morocco Ismail Moutaraji
MF8Morocco Reda Jaadiupward-facing green arrow 80'
MF17Morocco Badie Aouk
MF28Libya Muaid Ellafi
FW7Morocco Zouhair El Moutarajiupward-facing green arrow 66'
FW33Morocco Hamid Ahadadupward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
Belgium Sven Vandenbroeck
GK1Egypt Mohamed El Shenawy (c)
LB21Tunisia Ali MaâloulYellow card 87'
CB24Egypt Mohamed AbdelmonemYellow card 90+10'
CB6Egypt Yasser Ibrahim
RB30Egypt Mohamed HanyYellow card 90+7'
CM8Egypt Hamdy Fathydownward-facing red arrow 72'
CM13Egypt Marwan Attiadownward-facing red arrow 59'
CM15Mali Aliou DiengYellow card 50'
LW14Egypt Hussein El ShahatYellow card 41'downward-facing red arrow 59'
ST7Egypt Mahmoud KahrabaYellow card 36'downward-facing red arrow 72'
RW23South Africa Percy Taudownward-facing red arrow 86'
Substitutes:
GK16Egypt Ali Lotfi
DF2Egypt Khaled Abdelfattah
DF5Egypt Ramy Rabiaupward-facing green arrow 86'
MF9Egypt Ahmed Abdel Kaderupward-facing green arrow 59'
MF17Egypt Amr El Soliaupward-facing green arrow 72'
MF19Egypt Mohamed Magdy Afshaupward-facing green arrow 59'
MF26Algeria Ahmed Kendouci
FW10Egypt Mohamed Sherifupward-facing green arrow 72'
FW27Egypt Taher Mohamed
Manager:
Switzerland 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 "1st leg team statistics". cafonline.com. CAF.
  3. 1 2 3 "2nd leg team statistics". cafonline.com. CAF.
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