2024 CAF Champions League final

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2024 CAF Champions League final
Event2023–24 CAF Champions League
Espérance de Tunis Al Ahly
Tunisia Egypt
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
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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]

The contesting teams, Espérance de Tunis and Al Ahly, previously contested each other at the 2018 final, with either one of those teams also reaching the final in every edition of the CAF Champions League since 2017.

Teams

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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)
Tunisia Espérance de Tunis UNAF (North Africa) 8 (1994, 1999, 2000, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019)
Egypt Al Ahly UNAF (North Africa) 16 (1982, 1983, 1987, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)

Venues

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Stade Hammadi Agrebi in Tunis, Tunisia, hosted the first leg.
Cairo International Stadium in Cairo, Egypt, hosted the second leg.

Road to the final

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Further information: 2023–24 CAF Champions League

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

Tunisia Espérance de Tunis Round Egypt Al Ahly
Opponent Agg 1st leg 2nd leg Qualifying rounds Opponent Agg 1st leg 2nd leg
Bye First round Bye
Burkina Faso AS Douanes Burkina Faso 1–0 1–0 (A) 0–0 (H) Second round Ethiopia Saint George 7–0 3–0 (A) 4–0 (H)
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 2–0 (H) Matchday 1 Ghana Medeama 3–0 (H)
Sudan Al Hilal 1–3 (A) Matchday 2 Tanzania Young Africans 1–1 (A)
Angola Petro de Luanda 0–0 (H) Matchday 3 Algeria CR Belouizdad 0–0 (H)
Angola Petro de Luanda 0–0 (A) Matchday 4 Algeria CR Belouizdad 0–0 (A)
Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 2–0 (A) Matchday 5 Ghana Medeama 1–0 (A)
Sudan Al Hilal 1–0 (H) Matchday 6 Tanzania Young Africans 1–0 (H)
Group C runners-up
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Angola Petro de Luanda 6 12
2 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 6 11
3 Sudan Al Hilal 6 5
4 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 6 4
Source: CAF
 Final standings Group D winners
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Egypt Al Ahly 6 12
2 Tanzania Young Africans 6 8
3 Algeria CR Belouizdad 6 8
4 Ghana Medeama 6 4
Source: CAF
Opponent Agg 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg 1st leg 2nd leg
Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 0–0 (4–2 p) 0–0 (H) 0–0 (A) Quarter-finals Tanzania Simba 3–0 1–0 (A) 2–0 (H)
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 2–0 1–0 (H) 1–0 (A) Semi-finals Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 3–0 0–0 (A) 3–0 (H)

Format

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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

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First leg

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Details

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Espérance de Tunis Tunisia0–0Egypt Al Ahly
Report
Attendance: 35,000
Espérance de Tunis
Al Ahly
GK 1 Tunisia Amenallah Memmiche
DF 2 Tunisia Mohamed Ben Ali downward-facing red arrow 69'
DF 5 Tunisia Yassine Meriah
MF 8 Tunisia Houssem Tka downward-facing red arrow 69'
FW 9 Brazil Rodrigo Rodrigues Yellow card 70' downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
MF 10 Brazil Yan Sasse downward-facing red arrow 82'
DF 15 Algeria Mohamed Amine Tougai
FW 18 Algeria Houssam Ghacha
DF 20 Tunisia Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
MF 25 Tunisia Ghailene Chaalali (c)
MF 38 Togo Roger Aholou Yellow card 16'
Substitutes:
FW 11 Tunisia Oussama Bouguerra upward-facing green arrow 82'
GK 12 Tunisia Moez Ben Cherifia
DF 13 Tunisia Raed Bouchniba upward-facing green arrow 69'
DF 22 Tunisia Hani Amamou
FW 27 The Gambia Kebba Sowe
FW 29 Tunisia Mohamed Ali Ben Hammouda upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
MF 31 Tunisia Zakaria El Ayeb upward-facing green arrow 69'
MF 36 Nigeria Onuche Ogbelu upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
FW 37 Democratic Republic of the Congo André Bukia
Manager:
Portugal Miguel Cardoso
DF 5 Egypt Ramy Rabia (c)
MF 8 Egypt Akram Tawfik
FW 10 South Africa Percy Tau downward-facing red arrow 81'
MF 13 Egypt Marwan Attia
FW 14 Egypt Hussein El Shahat
DF 21 Tunisia Ali Maâloul downward-facing red arrow 7'
MF 22 Egypt Emam Ashour downward-facing red arrow 81'
DF 24 Egypt Mohamed Abdelmonem
DF 30 Egypt Mohamed Hany Yellow card 39'
GK 31 Egypt Mostafa Shobeir
FW 39 Palestine Wessam Abou Ali
Substitutes:
GK 1 Egypt Mohamed El Shenawy
DF 4 Egypt Mahmoud Metwalli
DF 6 Egypt Yasser Ibrahim
FW 7 Egypt Mahmoud Kahraba
FW 12 Morocco Reda Slim upward-facing green arrow 81'
MF 15 Mali Aliou Dieng
MF 19 Egypt Mohamed Magdy Afsha upward-facing green arrow 81'
FW 27 France Anthony Modeste
DF 28 Egypt Karim Fouad Yellow card 33' upward-facing green arrow 7'
Manager:
Switzerland 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

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Second leg

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Details

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Al Ahly Egypt1–0Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
  • Aholou 4' (o.g.)
 Report
Attendance: 52,000
Al Ahly
Espérance de Tunis
DF 5 Egypt Ramy Rabia (c)
DF 8 Egypt Akram Tawfik
FW 10 South Africa Percy Tau downward-facing red arrow 67'
MF 13 Egypt Marwan Attia downward-facing red arrow 78'
FW 14 Egypt Hussein El Shahat downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
MF 22 Egypt Emam Ashour downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
DF 24 Egypt Mohamed Abdelmonem
DF 28 Egypt Karim Fouad
DF 30 Egypt Mohamed Hany
GK 31 Egypt Mostafa Shobeir
FW 39 Palestine Wessam Abou Ali downward-facing red arrow 78'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Egypt Mohamed El Shenawy
DF 6 Egypt Yasser Ibrahim upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
FW 7 Egypt Mahmoud Kahraba upward-facing green arrow 78'
MF 11 Egypt Ahmed Abdel Kader
FW 12 Morocco Reda Slim
MF 15 Mali Aliou Dieng upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF 19 Egypt Mohamed Magdy Afsha upward-facing green arrow 78'
FW 27 France Anthony Modeste
FW 29 Egypt Taher Mohamed upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
Manager:
Switzerland Marcel Koller
GK 1 Tunisia Amenallah Memmiche
DF 2 Tunisia Mohamed Ben Ali downward-facing red arrow 45'
DF 5 Tunisia Yassine Meriah
MF 8 Tunisia Houssem Tka downward-facing red arrow 76'
FW 9 Brazil Rodrigo Rodrigues
MF 10 Brazil Yan Sasse downward-facing red arrow 85'
DF 15 Algeria Mohamed Amine Tougai
FW 18 Algeria Houssam Ghacha downward-facing red arrow 75'
DF 20 Tunisia Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida Yellow card 90+5'
MF 25 Tunisia Ghailene Chaalali (c) Yellow card 86'
MF 38 Togo Roger Aholou Yellow card 20' downward-facing red arrow 85'
Substitutes:
FW 11 Tunisia Oussama Bouguerra upward-facing green arrow 85'
GK 12 Tunisia Moez Ben Cherifia
DF 13 Tunisia Raed Bouchniba upward-facing green arrow 45'
DF 22 Tunisia Hani Amamou
MF 23 Tunisia Ghaith Ouahabi
FW 29 Tunisia Mohamed Ali Ben Hammouda upward-facing green arrow 85'
MF 31 Tunisia Zakaria El Ayeb
MF 36 Nigeria Onuche Ogbelu Yellow card 86' upward-facing green arrow 76'
FW 37 Democratic Republic of the Congo André Bukia upward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
Portugal Miguel Cardoso Yellow card 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

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Each team was only given three opportunities to make substitutions, excluding substitutions made at half-time.

References

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  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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