2017 CAF Super Cup
Other titles2017 Total CAF Super Cup
Team 1Mamelodi Sundowns
Team1score1
Team 2TP Mazembe
Team2score0
Date18 February 2017
StadiumLoftus Versfeld Stadium
CityPretoria
RefereeGehad Grisha (Egypt)
Previous2016
Next2018

The 2017 CAF Super Cup (officially the 2017 Total CAF Super Cup for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 25th 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 Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa, the 2016 CAF Champions League winners, and TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup winners. It was hosted by Mamelodi Sundowns at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria on 18 February 2017.[2]

Mamelodi Sundowns defeated TP Mazembe 1–0 to win their first CAF Super Cup.[3]

Teams

TeamZoneQualificationPrevious appearances (bold indicates winners)
Mamelodi SundownsCOSAFA (Southern Africa)2016 CAF Champions League winnersNone
TP MazembeUNIFFAC (Central Africa)2016 CAF Confederation Cup winners3 (2010, 2011, 2016)

Venue

Format

The CAF Super Cup was played as a single match, with the CAF Champions League winners 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

Details

GK14Denis Onyango
RB27Thapelo Morena
CB6Wayne Arendse
CB16Ricardo Nascimento
LB4Tebogo Langerman
CM13Tiyane Mabunda
CM8Hlompho Kekana (c)
RW28Anthony Laffor
AM26Khama Billiat
LW18Themba Zwane
CF22Percy Tau
Substitutes:
GK1Kennedy Mweene
DF20Anele Ngcongca
DF29Soumahoro Bangaly
MF11Sibusiso Vilakazi
MF15Lucky Mohomi
MF19Mzikayise Mashaba
FW25Leonardo Castro
Manager:
Pitso Mosimane
GK22Sylvain Gbohouo
RB5Issama Mpeko
CB2Joël Kimwaki
CB6Salif Coulibaly
LB3Jean Kasusula
CM13Nathan Sinkala
CM19Daniel Nii Adjei
RW20Solomon Asante
AM18Rainford Kalaba (c)
LW23Elia Meschak
CF28Ben Malango
Substitutes:
GK21Ley Matampi
DF14Kabaso Chongo
MF10Given Singuluma
MF16Christian Koffi
FW8Trésor Mputu
FW9Déo Kanda
FW11Adama Traoré
Manager:
Thierry Froger
Assistant referees:
Redouane Achik (Morocco)
Waleed Ahmed Ali (Sudan)
Fourth official:
Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)[6][7]

Prize money

The winners would receive $100,000 USD in prize money while the runners-up would receive $75,000 USD.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Total, Title Sponsor of the Africa Cup of Nations and Partner of African Football". CAF. 21 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Total Super Cup 2017: CAF Flash Magazine". CAF.
  3. ^ "Brazilian Nascimento hands "Brazilians" CAF Super Cup". CAF. 18 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Regulations of the CAF Champions League". Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Regulations of the CAF Confederation Cup". Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Tactical start list". CAF.
  7. ^ "Media start list". CAF.
  8. ^ "Prize money" (pdf). Confédération Africaine de Football. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.