2015 CAF Super Cup

2015 CAF Super Cup
2015 Orange CAF Super Cup
ES Sétif Al-Ahly
Algeria Egypt
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ES Sétif won 6–5 on penalties
Date 21 February 2015
Venue Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida
Referee Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)
Attendance 15,000
Weather Cloudy
8 °C (46 °F)
71% humidity

The 2015 CAF Super Cup (officially the 2015 Orange CAF Super Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd 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 ES Sétif of Algeria, the 2014 CAF Champions League winner, and Al-Ahly of Egypt, the 2014 CAF Confederation Cup winner. It was hosted by ES Sétif at the Stade Mustapha Tchaker in Blida on 21 February 2015.[1]

After a 1–1 draw, ES Sétif won 6–5 on penalties to become the first Algerian team to win the CAF Super Cup.[2]

Teams

Team Qualification Previous participation (bold indicates winners)
Algeria ES Sétif 2014 CAF Champions League winner None
Egypt Al-Ahly 2014 CAF Confederation Cup winner 1994, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014

Rules

The CAF Super Cup was played as a single match, with the CAF Champions League winner hosting the match. If the score was tied at the end of regulation, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played).[3][4]

Match

ES Sétif
Al-Ahly
GK1Algeria Sofiane Khedairia
DF4Algeria Said Arroussi
DF17Gabon Benjamin Zé Ondo
DF24Algeria Amine Megateli
DF3Algeria Farid Mellouli (c)
MF29Algeria Toufik Zerara
MF10Algeria Akram Djahnit
MF7Algeria Mourad Delhoum 67'
MF25Algeria El Hedi Belameiri
FW8Algeria Ahmed Gasmi 53'
FW9Algeria Abdelmalek ZiayaYellow card 41' 90'
Substitutes:
GK30Algeria Abderaouf Belhani
DF26Algeria Mohamed Sofiane Bouchar
DF19Central African Republic Eudes Dagoulou 67'
MF16Algeria Billel Raït
MF5Algeria Sofiane Younès
FW13Algeria Sid Ali Lamri 90'
FW11Algeria Mohamed Benyettou 53'
Manager:
Algeria Kheirredine Madoui
GK1Egypt Sherif Ekramy
DF7Egypt Hussein Sayed
MF27Egypt TrezeguetYellow card 49'
MF25Egypt Hossam AshourYellow card 19'
DF20Egypt Saad Samir
DF23Egypt Mohamed Nagieb
DF24Egypt Basem Ali
DF14Egypt Hossam Ghaly (c) 59'
MF19Egypt Abdallah Said
FW21Egypt Ahmed Abd El-Zaher
MF11Egypt Walid Soliman 83'
Substitutes:
GK13Egypt Ahmed Adel Abd El-Moneam
MF5Egypt Moamen Zakaria 59'
MF28Egypt Ramadan Sobhi
FW10Egypt Emad Moteab 83'
FW16Nigeria Peter Ebimobowei
MF26Egypt Mohamed Ahmed Youssef
Manager:
Spain Juan Carlos Garrido

Assistant referees:
Songuifolo Yeo (Ivory Coast)
Jean Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)
Fourth official:
Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Accreditation for 2015 Orange CAF Super Cup". CAF. 17 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "ES Setif claim trophy after Ahly penalty heartache". CAF. 21 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Regulations of the CAF Confederation Cup" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Start list: E. S. Setifienne vs. Al Ahly" (PDF). CAF. 21 February 2015.
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