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The 2020 CAF Confederation Cup Final was the final of the 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup, the 17th edition of Africa's secondary club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), under the current CAF Confederation Cup title after the merger of CAF Cup and African Cup Winners' Cup.

2020 CAF Confederation Cup Final
Event2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup
Pyramids RS Berkane
Egypt Morocco
0 1
Date25 October 2020 (2020-10-25)
VenuePrince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat
Man of the MatchAbdallah El Said
(Pyramids)
RefereeSidi Alioum (Cameroon)[1]
Attendance0[note 1]
WeatherPartly cloudy
15 °C (59 °F)
77% humidity[2]
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For the first time, the final was played as a single match at a venue pre-selected by CAF.[3] It was originally scheduled to be played on 24 May 2020 at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, Morocco.[4] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the match was postponed and was played on 25 October 2020, as part of a Final Four format played as single matches in Morocco.

RS Berkane defeated Pyramids and won 1–0, earning themselves their first ever CAF Confederation Cup and African trophy. They also earned the right to play against the 2019–20 CAF Champions League winners in the 2020–21 CAF Super Cup.

Teams edit

Team Zone Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
  Pyramids UNAF (North Africa) None
  RS Berkane UNAF (North Africa) 1 (2019)

Venue edit

 
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, Morocco, hosted the final.

The CAF Executive Committee decided in June 2019 that the final would be played as a single match. One member association submitted bids during the period of 11–20 February 2020:[5]

Bidding associations for the 2020 CAF Confederation Cup Final
Country Stadium City Capacity Notes
  Morocco Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium Rabat 53,000 Hosted matches at the 1988 African Cup of Nations

The CAF Emergency Committee made the final decision on 12 March 2020, and Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat was officially announced as the final venue on 16 March 2020.[4]

Postponement edit

On 18 April 2020, the CAF announced that the final had been postponed until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

On 3 August 2020, the CAF announced that the final would be played on 27 September 2020.[7]

On 10 September 2020, the CAF announced that at the request of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, the final was rescheduled to 25 October 2020.[8]

Road to the final edit

Further information: 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup

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

  Pyramids Round   RS Berkane
Confederation Cup
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Qualifying rounds Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
  Étoile du Congo 5–1 4–1 (H) 1–0 (A) Preliminary round Bye
  CR Belouizdad 2–1 1–1 (H) 1–0 (A) First round   Ashanti Gold 4–3 2–3 (A) 2–0 (H)
  Young Africans 5–1 2–1 (A) 3–0 (H) Play-off round   Fosa Juniors 5–2 0–2 (A) 5–0 (H)
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
  Enugu Rangers 3–1 (A) Matchday 1   ESAE 3–0 (H)
  FC Nouadhibou 6–0 (H) Matchday 2   Zanaco 1–1 (A)
  Al-Masry 2–1 (A) Matchday 3   DC Motema Pembe 3–0 (H)
  Al-Masry 2–0 (H) Matchday 4   DC Motema Pembe 0–1 (A)
  Enugu Rangers 0–1 (H) Matchday 5   ESAE 5–1 (A)
  FC Nouadhibou 1–0 (A) Matchday 6   Zanaco 1–1 (H)
Group A winners

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1   Pyramids 6 15
2   Al-Masry 6 10
3   Enugu Rangers 6 6
4   FC Nouadhibou 6 2
Source: CAF
 Final standings Group C winners

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1   RS Berkane 6 11
2   Zanaco 6 10
3   DC Motema Pembe 6 10
4   ESAE 6 1
Source: CAF
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
  Zanaco 3–1 3–0 (A) 0–1 (H) Quarter-finals   Al-Masry 3–2 2–2 (A) 1–0 (H)
  Horoya 2–0 (N) Semi-finals   Hassania Agadir 2–1 (N)

Format edit

The final is 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 are level after full-time, extra time is not played and the winners are decided by a penalty shoot-out (Regulations Article III. 28).[9]

Officials edit

On 24 October 2020, CAF named Cameroonian referee Sidi Alioum as the referee for the match. Alioum is a member of the CAF Elite and took charge of numerous important matches in competitions organized by CAF, including the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations final. His compatriot Elvis Guy Noupue was chosen as one of the assistant referees, along with Chadian official Issa Yaya, while Eric Otogo-Castane of Gabon was chosen as the fourth official.[1] Zambian referee Janny Sikazwe was named the video assistant referee and was assisted by Haythem Guirat from Tunisia and Gerson Emiliano dos Santos from Angola.[1]

Match edit

Pyramids  0–1  RS Berkane
Report
  • Dayo   15'
Attendance: 0[note 1]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pyramids
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RS Berkane
GK 1   El Mahdy Soliman   90'
CB 3   Abdallah Bakry
CB 5   Ali Gabr
RB 12   Ahmed Tawfik   66'
LB 2   Ahmed Ayman Mansour   56'
CM 4   Omar Gaber   90+2'
CM 14   Nabil Emad
AM 19   Abdallah El Said (c)   90+4'
LM 21   Mohamed Hamdy   14'
RM 17   Mohamed Farouk   20'
CF 7   Eric Traoré
Substitutes:
GK 16   Ahmed El Shenawy
MF 6   Mohamed Fathy
MF 15   Mahmoud Hamada   90+2'
MF 18   Ibrahim Hassan   56'
FW 9   John Antwi   66'
FW 26   Mohamed El Gabbas
FW 30   Ibrahim Adel
Manager:
  Ante Čačić
 
GK 1   Zouheir Laâroubi
RB 4   Issoufou Dayo
CB 14   Ismael Mokadem   4'
LB 25   Mohamed Aziz (c)
CM 8   Larbi Naji   23'
CM 21   Bakr El Helali   89'
RM 23   Omar Namsaoui
LM 22   Zakaria Hadraf   65'
RW 7   Hamdi Laachir
LW 9   Mouhcine Iajour   90+2'
CF 10   Zaid Krouch   43'   83'
Substitutes:
GK 12   Hamza Hamiani
DF 15   Hamza Regragui   90+2'
DF 29   Mohamed Farhane
MF 17   Amine El Kass   65'
FW 19   Alain Traoré   83'
FW 24   Youssef Zghoudi
FW 27   Alaedine Ajaray
Manager:
  Tarik Sektioui

Man of the Match:
Abdallah El Said
(Pyramids)

Assistant referees:[1]
Elvis Guy Noupue (Cameroon)
Issa Yaya (Chad)
Fourth official:[1]
Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)
Video assistant referee:[1]
Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Assistant video assistant referees:[1]
Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)
Gerson Emiliano dos Santos (Angola)

Match rules[9]

  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores level.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to five may be used.

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b Final match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Morocco.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "أليوم أليوم يقود موقعة بيراميدز وبركان" [CAF announce Alioum Alioum as the main referee for Pyramids and RS Berkane clash]. FilGoal (in Arabic). 24 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Weather History for Salé, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Three bids submitted for the 2019/20 Interclub finals". CAF. 6 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Douala, Rabat named host cities for Interclubs 2019/20 final". CAF. 16 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Three bids submitted for the 2019/20 Interclub finals" (PDF). CAF. 6 March 2020.
  6. ^ "CAF Interclubs finals postponed". CAF. 18 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Updated calendar for CAF Interclub competitions". CAF. 3 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Decisions of CAF Executive Committee meeting – 10 September 2020". CAF. 10 September 2020.
  9. ^ a b "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-10-25. Retrieved 2020-03-06.

External links edit

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