The 2020 CAF Confederation Cup final was the final of the 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup, the 17th edition of Africa's secondary club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), under the current CAF Confederation Cup title after the merger of CAF Cup and African Cup Winners' Cup.
For the first time, the final was played as a single match at a venue pre-selected by CAF. It was originally scheduled to be played on 24 May 2020 at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, Morocco. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the match was postponed and was played on 25 October 2020, as part of a Final Four format played as single matches in Morocco.
RS Berkane defeated Pyramids and won 1–0, earning themselves their first ever CAF Confederation Cup and African trophy. They also earned the right to play against the 2019–20 CAF Champions League winners in the 2020–21 CAF Super Cup.
Teams TeamZonePrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners) PyramidsUNAF (North Africa)None RS BerkaneUNAF (North Africa)1 (2019)
Venue
The CAF Executive Committee decided in June 2019 that the final would be played as a single match. One member association submitted bids during the period of 11–20 February 2020: +Bidding associations for the 2020 CAF Confederation Cup FinalCountryStadiumCityCapacityNotesPrince Moulay Abdellah StadiumRabat53,000Hosted matches at the 1988 African Cup of Nations The CAF Emergency Committee made the final decision on 12 March 2020, and Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat was officially announced as the final venue on 16 March 2020.
Postponement On 18 April 2020, the CAF announced that the final had been postponed until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 3 August 2020, the CAF announced that the final would be played on 27 September 2020.
On 10 September 2020, the CAF announced that at the request of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, the final was rescheduled to 25 October 2020.
Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away; N: neutral). PyramidsRound RS BerkaneConfederation CupOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legQualifying roundsOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Étoile du Congo5–14–1 (H)1–0 (A)Preliminary roundBye CR Belouizdad2–11–1 (H)1–0 (A)First round Ashanti Gold4–32–3 (A)2–0 (H) Young Africans5–12–1 (A)3–0 (H)Play-off round Fosa Juniors5–20–2 (A)5–0 (H)OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult Enugu Rangers3–1 (A)Matchday 1 ESAE3–0 (H) FC Nouadhibou6–0 (H)Matchday 2 Zanaco1–1 (A) Al-Masry2–1 (A)Matchday 3 DC Motema Pembe3–0 (H) Al-Masry2–0 (H)Matchday 4 DC Motema Pembe0–1 (A) Enugu Rangers0–1 (H)Matchday 5 ESAE5–1 (A) FC Nouadhibou1–0 (A)Matchday 6 Zanaco1–1 (H)Group A winnersFinal standingsGroup C winnersOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnockout stageOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Zanaco3–13–0 (A)0–1 (H)Quarter-finals Al-Masry3–22–2 (A)1–0 (H) Horoya2–0 (N)Semi-finals Hassania Agadir2–1 (N)
Format The final is played as a single match at a pre-selected venue, with the winner of semi-final 1 according to the knockout stage draw designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes. If scores are level after full-time, extra time is not played and the winners are decided by a penalty shoot-out (Regulations Article III. 28).
Officials On 24 October 2020, CAF named Cameroonian referee Sidi Alioum as the referee for the match. Alioum is a member of the CAF Elite and took charge of numerous important matches in competitions organized by CAF, including the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations final. His compatriot Elvis Guy Noupue was chosen as one of the assistant referees, along with Chadian official Issa Yaya, while Eric Otogo-Castane of Gabon was chosen as the fourth official. Zambian referee Janny Sikazwe was named the video assistant referee and was assisted by Haythem Guirat from Tunisia and Gerson Emiliano dos Santos from Angola.
Match
GK 1 El Mahdy Soliman CB 3 Abdallah BakryCB 5 Ali GabrRB 12 Ahmed Tawfik LB 2 Ahmed Ayman Mansour CM 4 Omar Gaber CM 14 Nabil EmadAM 19 Abdallah El Said (c) LM 21 Mohamed Hamdy RM 17 Mohamed Farouk CF 7 Eric TraoréSubstitutes:GK 16 Ahmed El ShenawyMF 6 Mohamed FathyMF 15 Mahmoud Hamada MF 18 Ibrahim Hassan FW 9 John Antwi FW 26 Mohamed El GabbasFW 30 Ibrahim AdelManager: Ante Čačić GK 1 Zouheir LaâroubiRB 4 Issoufou DayoCB 14 Ismael Mokadem LB 25 Mohamed Aziz (c)CM 8 Larbi Naji CM 21 Bakr El Helali RM 23 Omar NamsaouiLM 22 Zakaria Hadraf RW 7 Hamdi LaachirLW 9 Mouhcine Iajour CF 10 Zaid Krouch Substitutes:GK 12 Hamza HamianiDF 15 Hamza Regragui DF 29 Mohamed FarhaneMF 17 Amine El Kass FW 19 Alain Traoré FW 24 Youssef ZghoudiFW 27 Alaedine AjarayManager: Tarik Sektioui
Man of the Match: Abdallah El Said(Pyramids)
Assistant referees: Elvis Guy Noupue (Cameroon) Issa Yaya (Chad) Fourth official: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon) Video assistant referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia) Assistant video assistant referees: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia) Gerson Emiliano dos Santos (Angola)Match rules 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if scores level. Seven named substitutes, of which up to five may be used.
See also 2020 CAF Champions League Final 2020–21 CAF Super Cup
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References
External links Total CAF Confederation Cup, CAFonline.com CAF Total Confederation Cup 2019/20