2020–21 CAF Super Cup

The 2021 CAF Super Cup (officially the 2021 Total CAF Super Cup for sponsorship reasons)[1] will be the 29th 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.

2021 CAF Super Cup
2021 Total CAF Super Cup
Al Ahly RS Berkane
Date17 February 2021 (2021-02-17)
VenueTBD, Doha

The match will be played between Al Ahly from Egypt, the 2019–20 CAF Champions League winners, and RS Berkane from Morocco, the 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup winners.

The match was originally scheduled to be played on 14, 15 or 16 August 2020,[2] in Qatar for the third season in a row, after they signed a three-year agreement with the CAF two seasons ago.[3] However, the match was delayed due to the postponement of the 2019–20 CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. On 20 November 2020, the CAF announced that the match would instead be played in Cairo, Egypt,[4] with the date later set to be 10 December 2020.[5] However, RS Berkane refused to play the match at the home country of Al Ahly, and insisted the match be played at a neutral country.[6] The CAF announced on 10 December 2020 that the match would be moved back to Qatar, and to be played in the first half of 2021.[7] It is reported to be played on 17 February 2021.[8]

Teams
Team Zone Qualification Previous participation (bold indicates winners)
Al Ahly UNAF (North Africa) 2019–20 CAF Champions League winners 8 (1994, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015)
RS Berkane UNAF (North Africa) 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup winners None

Format

The CAF Super Cup is played as a single match at a neutral venue, with the CAF Champions League winners designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes. If the score is tied at the end of regulation, extra time will not be played, and the penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winner (CAF Champions League Regulations XXVII and CAF Confederation Cup Regulations XXV).[9][10]

Match
Al Ahly v RS Berkane
TBD, Doha

See also

References
  1. "Total, Title Sponsor of the Africa Cup of Nations and Partner of African Football". CAF. 21 July 2016.
  2. "Interclubs competition calendar; seasons 2018/19, 2019/20 & 2020/21" (PDF). CAF.
  3. "CAF Super Cup to take place in Qatar". KingFut. 18 October 2019.
  4. "The 29th edition of the Total CAF Super Cup will be played in Cairo". CAF. 20 November 2020.
  5. "Egypt to host Total 2020 African Super Cup game on 10 December". Ahram Online. 23 November 2020.
  6. "RS Berkane refuse to play CAF Super Cup in Cairo". KingFut. 30 November 2020.
  7. "The Executive Committee proposes Issa Hayatou as Honorary President of CAF and approves several guidelines for good governance". CAF. 10 December 2020.
  8. "CAF Super Cup to be played on 17 February". Egypt Today. 17 December 2020.
  9. "CAF Champions League regulations" (PDF). CAF.
  10. "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF.
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