2023 CAF Champions League final

2023 CAF Champions League final

Match programme cover
Event	2022–23 CAF Champions League
Al Ahly Wydad AC 3 2
First leg
Al Ahly Wydad AC 2 1
Date	4 June 2023 (2023-06-04)
Venue	Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
Referee	Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
Attendance	50,000
Weather	Clear weather with a few clouds 27 °C (81 °F) 41% humidity
Second leg
Wydad AC Al Ahly 1 1
Date	11 June 2023 (2023-06-11)
Venue	Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca
Referee	Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Attendance	80,000
Weather	Clear 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)
Al Ahly	UNAF (North Africa)	15 (1982, 1983, 1987, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022)
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

Further information: 2022–23 CAF Champions League

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Al Ahly				Round	Wydad AC
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Qualifying rounds	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Bye				First round	Bye
Union Monastirienne	4–0	1–0 (A)	3–0 (H)	Second round	Rivers United	7–2	1–2 (A)	6–0 (H)
Opponent	Result			Group stage	Opponent	Result
Coton Sport	3–0 (H)			Matchday 1	AS Vita Club	1–0 (H)
Al Hilal	0–1 (A)			Matchday 2	JS Kabylie	0–1 (A)
Mamelodi Sundowns	2–2 (H)			Matchday 3	Petro de Luanda	1–0 (H)
Mamelodi Sundowns	2–5 (A)			Matchday 4	Petro de Luanda	2–0 (A)
Coton Sport	4–0 (A)			Matchday 5	AS Vita Club	0–0 (A)
Al Hilal	3–0 (H)			Matchday 6	JS Kabylie	3–0 (H)
Group B runners-up Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Mamelodi Sundowns 6 14 2 Al Ahly 6 10 3 Al Hilal 6 10 4 Coton Sport 6 0 Source: CAF				Final standings	Group A winners Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Wydad AC 6 13 2 JS Kabylie 6 10 3 Petro de Luanda 6 7 4 AS Vita Club 6 4 Source: CAF
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Knockout stage	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Raja CA	2–0	2–0 (H)	0–0 (A)	Quarter-finals	Simba	1–1 (4–3 p)	0–1 (A)	1–0 (H)
Espérance de Tunis	4–0	3–0 (A)	1–0 (H)	Semi-finals	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

4 June 2023 (2023-06-04)

21:00 UTC+3

Al Ahly	2–1	Wydad AC
Tau 45+4' Kahraba 59'	Report	Bouhra 86'

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)

Al Ahly

Wydad AC

GK 31 Mostafa Shobeir LB 21 Ali Maâloul CB 24 Mohamed Abdelmonem CB 6 Yasser Ibrahim RB 30 Mohamed Hany (c)  90+4' CM 8 Hamdy Fathy CM 13 Marwan Attia CM 15 Aliou Dieng LW 14 Hussein El Shahat  87' ST 7 Mahmoud Kahraba  87' RW 23 Percy Tau Substitutes: GK 16 Ali Lotfi DF 2 Khaled Abdelfattah DF 4 Mahmoud Metwalli MF 9 Ahmed Abdel Kader  87' MF 17 Amr El Solia MF 19 Mohamed Magdy Afsha MF 26 Ahmed Kendouci FW 10 Mohamed Sherif  87' FW 27 Taher Mohamed Manager: Marcel Koller

GK 32 Youssef El Motie LB 14 Yahia Attiyat Allah  79' CB 35 Arsène Zola CB 25 Amine Farhane RB 22 Ayoub El Amloud  42' CM 6 Jalal Daoudi CM 5 Yahya Jabrane (c) CM 8 Reda Jaadi LW 7 Zouhair El Moutaraji  82' ST 20 Bouly Sambou RW 10 Ayman El Hassouni  73' Substitutes: GK 12 Taha Mourid DF 4 Amine Aboulfath DF 15 Yahya Nadrani DF 31 Hamza Ait Allal MF 2 Ismail Moutaraji MF 21 Houmam Baaouch MF 28 Muaid Ellafi FW 11 Mohamed Ounajem  73' FW 30 Saifeddine Bouhra  82' Manager: 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

First half[2] Statistic Al Ahly Wydad AC Goals scored 1 0 Total shots 7 5 Shots on target 2 2 Saves 2 1 Ball possession 75% 25% Corner kicks 3 1 Fouls committed 6 9 Offsides 0 0 Yellow cards 0 1 Red cards 0 0

Second half[2] Statistic Al Ahly Wydad AC Goals scored 1 1 Total shots 5 7 Shots on target 4 2 Saves 1 3 Ball possession 56% 44% Corner kicks 2 1 Fouls committed 9 7 Offsides 0 0 Yellow cards 1 1 Red cards 0 0

Overall[2] Statistic Al Ahly Wydad AC Goals scored 2 1 Total shots 12 12 Shots on target 6 4 Saves 3 4 Ball possession 65% 35% Corner kicks 5 2 Fouls committed 15 16 Offsides 0 0 Yellow cards 1 2 Red cards 0 0

Second leg

Details

11 June 2023 (2023-06-11)

20:00 UTC+1

Wydad AC	1–1	Al Ahly
Attiyat Allah 27'	Report	Abdelmonem 78'

Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

Wydad AC

Al Ahly

GK 32 Youssef El Motie LB 14 Yahia Attiyat Allah CB 35 Arsène Zola CB 25 Amine Farhane RB 22 Ayoub El Amloud CM 6 Jalal Daoudi CM 5 Yahya Jabrane (c) LW 30 Saifeddine Bouhra  45+6'  66' AM 10 Ayman El Hassouni  80' RW 11 Mohamed Ounajem  89' CF 20 Bouly Sambou Substitutes: GK 12 Taha Mourid DF 4 Amine Aboulfath DF 15 Yahya Nadrani MF 2 Ismail Moutaraji MF 8 Reda Jaadi  80' MF 17 Badie Aouk MF 28 Muaid Ellafi FW 7 Zouhair El Moutaraji  66' FW 33 Hamid Ahadad  89' Manager: Sven Vandenbroeck

GK 1 Mohamed El Shenawy (c) LB 21 Ali Maâloul  87' CB 24 Mohamed Abdelmonem  90+10' CB 6 Yasser Ibrahim RB 30 Mohamed Hany  90+7' CM 8 Hamdy Fathy  72' CM 13 Marwan Attia  59' CM 15 Aliou Dieng  50' LW 14 Hussein El Shahat  41'  59' ST 7 Mahmoud Kahraba  36'  72' RW 23 Percy Tau  86' Substitutes: GK 16 Ali Lotfi DF 2 Khaled Abdelfattah DF 5 Ramy Rabia  86' MF 9 Ahmed Abdel Kader  59' MF 17 Amr El Solia  72' MF 19 Mohamed Magdy Afsha  59' MF 26 Ahmed Kendouci FW 10 Mohamed Sherif  72' FW 27 Taher Mohamed Manager: 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 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if tied on aggregate and away goals. Nine named substitutes, of which up to five may be used.[note 1]

Statistics

First half[3] Statistic Wydad AC Al Ahly Goals scored 1 0 Total shots 2 3 Shots on target 1 0 Saves 0 0 Ball possession 57% 43% Corner kicks 1 0 Fouls committed 5 10 Offsides 0 1 Yellow cards 1 2 Red cards 0 0

Second half[3] Statistic Wydad AC Al Ahly Goals scored 0 1 Total shots 4 4 Shots on target 0 3 Saves 2 0 Ball possession 48% 52% Corner kicks 3 3 Fouls committed 4 9 Offsides 0 1 Yellow cards 0 4 Red cards 0 0

Overall[3] Statistic Wydad AC Al Ahly Goals scored 1 1 Total shots 6 7 Shots on target 1 3 Saves 2 0 Ball possession 53% 47% Corner kicks 4 3 Fouls committed 9 19 Offsides 0 2 Yellow cards 1 6 Red cards 0 0

See also

• 2023 CAF Confederation Cup final
• 2023 CAF Super Cup

Notes

1. 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. "1st leg team statistics". cafonline.com. CAF.
3. "2nd leg team statistics". cafonline.com. CAF.

External links

• TotalEnergies CAF Champions League 2022/2023, CAFonline.com