2024 CAF Champions League final

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]

2024 CAF Champions League final
Match programme cover
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

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

Details
Espérance de Tunis 0–0 Al Ahly
Report
Attendance: 35,000
Espérance de Tunis
Al Ahly
GK1 Amenallah Memmiche
DF2 Mohamed Ben Ali 69'
DF5 Yassine Meriah
MF8 Houssem Tka 69'
FW9 Rodrigo Rodrigues 70' 90+2'
MF10 Yan Sasse 82'
DF15 Mohamed Amine Tougai
FW18 Houssam Ghacha
DF20 Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida 90+2'
MF25 Ghailene Chaalali (c)
MF38 Roger Aholou 16'
Substitutes:
FW11 Oussama Bouguerra 82'
GK12 Moez Ben Cherifia
DF13 Raed Bouchniba 69'
DF22 Hani Amamou
FW27 Kebba Sowe
FW29 Mohamed Ali Ben Hammouda 90+2'
MF31 Zakaria El Ayeb 69'
MF36 Onuche Ogbelu 90+2'
FW37 André Bukia
Manager:
Miguel Cardoso
DF5 Ramy Rabia (c)
MF8 Akram Tawfik
FW10 Percy Tau 81'
MF13 Marwan Attia
FW14 Hussein El Shahat
DF21 Ali Maâloul 7'
MF22 Emam Ashour 81'
DF24 Mohamed Abdelmonem
DF30 Mohamed Hany 39'
GK31 Mostafa Shobeir
FW39 Wessam Abou Ali
Substitutes:
GK1 Mohamed El Shenawy
DF4 Mahmoud Metwalli
DF6 Yasser Ibrahim
FW7 Mahmoud Kahraba
FW12 Reda Slim 81'
MF15 Aliou Dieng
MF19 Mohamed Magdy Afsha 81'
FW27 Anthony Modeste
DF28 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

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
DF5 Ramy Rabia (c)
DF8 Akram Tawfik
FW10 Percy Tau 67'
MF13 Marwan Attia 78'
FW14 Hussein El Shahat 90+2'
MF22 Emam Ashour 90+2'
DF24 Mohamed Abdelmonem
DF28 Karim Fouad
DF30 Mohamed Hany
GK31 Mostafa Shobeir
FW39 Wessam Abou Ali 78'
Substitutes:
GK1 Mohamed El Shenawy
DF6 Yasser Ibrahim 90+2'
FW7 Mahmoud Kahraba 78'
MF11 Ahmed Abdel Kader
FW12 Reda Slim
MF15 Aliou Dieng 67'
MF19 Mohamed Magdy Afsha 78'
FW27 Anthony Modeste
FW29 Taher Mohamed 90+2'
Manager:
Marcel Koller
GK1 Amenallah Memmiche
DF2 Mohamed Ben Ali 45'
DF5 Yassine Meriah
MF8 Houssem Tka 76'
FW9 Rodrigo Rodrigues
MF10 Yan Sasse 85'
DF15 Mohamed Amine Tougai
FW18 Houssam Ghacha 75'
DF20 Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida 90+5'
MF25 Ghailene Chaalali (c) 86'
MF38 Roger Aholou 20' 85'
Substitutes:
FW11 Oussama Bouguerra 85'
GK12 Moez Ben Cherifia
DF13 Raed Bouchniba 45'
DF22 Hani Amamou
MF23 Ghaith Ouahabi
FW29 Mohamed Ali Ben Hammouda 85'
MF31 Zakaria El Ayeb
MF36 Onuche Ogbelu 86' 76'
FW37 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. 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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