2022 CAF Champions League final
The 2022 CAF Champions League Final was the final match of the 2021–22 CAF Champions League, the 58th season of Africa's premier club football tournament organised by CAF, and the 26th edition under the current CAF Champions League title. It was played at the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca, in Morocco on 30 May 2022.
| Event | 2021–22 CAF Champions League | ||||||
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| Date | 30 May 2022 | ||||||
| Venue | Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Zouhair El Moutaraji (Wydad AC)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Victor Gomes (South Africa)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 45,000[3] | ||||||
| Weather | Fair 15 °C (59 °F) 64% humidity[4] | ||||||
Wydad AC won the match 2–0 to clinch their third Champions League title.[5]
As winners, they earned the right to play against the winners of the 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup, RS Berkane, in the 2022 CAF Super Cup.
When Morocco won the right to host 2022 FIFA Club World Cup , Al Ahly took Morocco's slot as Morocco's Wydad AC took CAF slot which was decided by this match.
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) |
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| Al Ahly | UNAF (North Africa) | 14 (1982, 1983, 1987, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021) |
| Wydad AC | UNAF (North Africa) | 4 (1992, 2011, 2017, 2019) |
Venue
For the third consecutive year, the final was played as a single match at a pre-selected venue by CAF instead of a two-legged fixtures format, which was being used in the CAF competitions since 1966.
On 12 April 2022, Royal Moroccan Football Federation submitted its bid to host the match,[6] while the Senegalese Football Federation bidding date is unknown.
| Country | Stadium | City | Capacity | Notes |
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| Morocco | Stade Mohammed V | Casablanca | 45,891 | Hosted matches at the 1988 African Cup of Nations, including the final and 2021 CAF Champions League Final |
| Senegal | Diamniadio Olympic Stadium | Dakar | 50,000 |
On 9 May 2022, Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca, Morocco was chosen by a CAF Executive Committee to host the final after the Senegalese Football Federation subsequently withdrew their bid.[7]
Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| Al Ahly | Round | Wydad AC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Qualifying rounds | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bye | First round | Bye | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USGN | 7–2 | 1–1 (A) | 6–1 (H) | Second round | Hearts of Oak | 6–2 | 0–1 (A) | 6–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Al Merrikh | 3–2 (H) | Matchday 1 | Sagrada Esperança | 3–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Al Hilal | 0–0 (A) | Matchday 2 | Petro de Luanda | 1–2 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 0–1 (H) | Matchday 3 | Zamalek | 3–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 0–1 (A) | Matchday 4 | Zamalek | 1–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Al Merrikh | 3–1 (A) | Matchday 5 | Sagrada Esperança | 2–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Al Hilal | 1–0 (H) | Matchday 6 | Petro de Luanda | 5–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group A runners-up
Source: CAF |
Final standings | Group D winners
Source: CAF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout stage | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Raja Casablanca | 3–2 | 2–1 (H) | 1–1 (A) | Quarter-finals | CR Belouizdad | 1–0 | 1–0 (A) | 0–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ES Sétif | 6–2 | 4–0 (H) | 2–2 (A) | Semi-finals | Petro de Luanda | 4–2 | 3–1 (A) | 1–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format
The final was 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 were level after full time, extra time was played and if it was still level, the winners were decided by a penalty shoot-out (Regulations Article III. 28).[8]
Match
Details
| Al Ahly | 0–2 | Wydad AC |
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See also
Notes
- Each team was only given three opportunities to make substitutions, excluding substitutions made at half-time.
References
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- "فيكتور جوميز حكما لنهائي إفريقيا بين الأهلي والوداد" [Victor Gomes to referee the African final between Al Ahly and Wydad]. FilGoal.com (in Arabic). 2022-05-21. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
- "CAF, Morocco FA announce TotalEnergies 2021-2022 Champions League final ticketing and spectator information". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
- "Weather History for Casablanca, Casablanca-Settat, Morocco". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- "El Moutaraji double delivers third TotalEnergies CAF Champions League title to Wydad". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
- "اجتماع المكتب المديري للجامعة الملكية المغربية لكرة القدم – الثلاثاء 12 أبريل 2022 – FRMF". FRMF.ma (in Arabic). Royal Moroccan Football Federation. Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
- "Morocco to host TotalEnergies CAF Champions League 2022 Final". CAF website. 9 May 2022.
- "CAF Champions League regulations" (PDF). CAF.
- "CAF Champions League regulations" (PDF). CAF.
- "Team statistics". sofascore.com. SofaScore. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.