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.
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| Date | 18 February 2017 | ||||||
| Venue | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | ||||||
| Referee | Gehad 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 edit
| Team | Zone | Qualification | Previous appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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 Mamelodi Sundowns
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COSAFA (Southern Africa) | 2016 CAF Champions League winners | None |
 TP Mazembe
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UNIFFAC (Central Africa) | 2016 CAF Confederation Cup winners | 3 (2010, 2011, 2016) |
Venue edit
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Format edit
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 edit
Details edit
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 1–0 | TP Mazembe |
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Prize money edit
The winners would receive $100,000 USD in prize money while the runners-up would receive $75,000 USD.[8]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Total, Title Sponsor of the Africa Cup of Nations and Partner of African Football". CAF. 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Total Super Cup 2017: CAF Flash Magazine" (PDF). CAF.
- ^ "Brazilian Nascimento hands "Brazilians" CAF Super Cup". CAF. 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Regulations of the CAF Confederation Cup" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Tactical start list" (PDF). CAF.
- ^ "Media start list" (PDF). CAF.
- ^ "Prize money" (pdf). Confédération Africaine de Football. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
External links edit
- Total Super Cup 2017, CAFonline.com