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Football match
2017 CAF Super Cup
2017 Total CAF Super Cup
Mamelodi Sundowns TP Mazembe
South Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Date18 February 2017 (2017-02-18)
VenueLoftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
RefereeGehad Grisha (Egypt)
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The 2017 CAF Super Cup (officially the 2017 Total CAF Super Cup for sponsorship reasons) 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.

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.

Mamelodi Sundowns defeated TP Mazembe 1–0 to win their first CAF Super Cup.

Teams

Team Zone Qualification Previous appearances (bold indicates winners)
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns COSAFA (Southern Africa) 2016 CAF Champions League winners None
Democratic Republic of the Congo 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).

Match

Details

Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa1–0Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
Report
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, PretoriaReferee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Mamelodi Sundowns TP Mazembe
GK 14 Uganda Denis Onyango
RB 27 South Africa Thapelo Morena
CB 6 South Africa Wayne Arendse
CB 16 Brazil Ricardo Nascimento
LB 4 South Africa Tebogo Langerman
CM 13 South Africa Tiyane Mabunda
CM 8 South Africa Hlompho Kekana (c)
RW 28 Liberia Anthony Laffor downward-facing red arrow 86'
AM 26 Zimbabwe Khama Billiat downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
LW 18 South Africa Themba Zwane downward-facing red arrow 90+3'
CF 22 South Africa Percy Tau Yellow card 90+5'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Zambia Kennedy Mweene
DF 20 South Africa Anele Ngcongca upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
DF 29 Ivory Coast Soumahoro Bangaly upward-facing green arrow 86'
MF 11 South Africa Sibusiso Vilakazi upward-facing green arrow 90+3'
MF 15 South Africa Lucky Mohomi
MF 19 South Africa Mzikayise Mashaba
FW 25 Colombia Leonardo Castro
Manager:
South Africa Pitso Mosimane
GK 22 Ivory Coast Sylvain Gbohouo
RB 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo Issama Mpeko Yellow card 88'
CB 2 Democratic Republic of the Congo Joël Kimwaki Yellow card 38'
CB 6 Mali Salif Coulibaly
LB 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo Jean Kasusula
CM 13 Zambia Nathan Sinkala
CM 19 Ghana Daniel Nii Adjei
RW 20 Ghana Solomon Asante
AM 18 Zambia Rainford Kalaba (c) downward-facing red arrow 80'
LW 23 Democratic Republic of the Congo Elia Meschak downward-facing red arrow 58'
CF 28 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ben Malango
Substitutes:
GK 21 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ley Matampi
DF 14 Zambia Kabaso Chongo
MF 10 Zambia Given Singuluma
MF 16 Ivory Coast Christian Koffi
FW 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo Trésor Mputu upward-facing green arrow 58'
FW 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo Déo Kanda
FW 11 Mali Adama Traoré upward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
France Thierry Froger

Assistant referees:
Redouane Achik (Morocco)
Waleed Ahmed Ali (Sudan)
Fourth official:
Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

Prize money

The winners would receive $100,000 USD in prize money while the runners-up would receive $75,000 USD.

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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