2017 CAF Super Cup

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.

2017 CAF Super Cup
2017 Total CAF Super Cup
Mamelodi Sundowns TP Mazembe
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Date18 February 2017 (2017-02-18)
VenueLoftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
RefereeGehad Grisha (Egypt)

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
Team Zone Qualification Previous appearances (bold indicates winners)
Mamelodi Sundowns COSAFA (Southern Africa) 2016 CAF Champions League winners None
TP Mazembe UNIFFAC (Central Africa) 2016 CAF Confederation Cup winners 3 (2010, 2011, 2016)

Venue
Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, hosted the match.

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
Mamelodi Sundowns 1–0 TP Mazembe
 Report
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Mamelodi Sundowns
TP Mazembe
GK14 Denis Onyango
RB27 Thapelo Morena
CB6 Wayne Arendse
CB16 Ricardo Nascimento
LB4 Tebogo Langerman
CM13 Tiyane Mabunda
CM8 Hlompho Kekana (c)
RW28 Anthony Laffor 86'
AM26 Khama Billiat 90+2'
LW18 Themba Zwane 90+3'
CF22 Percy Tau 90+5'
Substitutes:
GK1 Kennedy Mweene
DF20 Anele Ngcongca 90+2'
DF29 Soumahoro Bangaly 86'
MF11 Sibusiso Vilakazi 90+3'
MF15 Lucky Mohomi
MF19 Mzikayise Mashaba
FW25 Leonardo Castro
Manager:
Pitso Mosimane
GK22 Sylvain Gbohouo
RB5 Issama Mpeko 88'
CB2 Joël Kimwaki 38'
CB6 Salif Coulibaly
LB3 Jean Kasusula
CM13 Nathan Sinkala
CM19 Daniel Nii Adjei
RW20 Solomon Asante
AM18 Rainford Kalaba (c) 80'
LW23 Elia Meschak 58'
CF28 Ben Malango
Substitutes:
GK21 Ley Matampi
DF14 Kabaso Chongo
MF10 Given Singuluma
MF16 Christian Koffi
FW8 Trésor Mputu 58'
FW9 Déo Kanda
FW11 Adama Traoré 80'
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" (PDF). CAF.
  3. "Brazilian Nascimento hands "Brazilians" CAF Super Cup". CAF. 18 February 2017.
  4. "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  5. "Regulations of the CAF Confederation Cup" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  6. "Tactical start list" (PDF). CAF.
  7. "Media start list" (PDF). CAF.
  8. "Prize money" (pdf). Confédération Africaine de Football. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
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