The 2026 CAF Super Cup,TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup 2026 for sponsorship reasons, will be the 35th 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 will be played between the 2025–26 CAF Champions League winners, Mamelodi Sundowns, from South Africa, and the 2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup winners, USM Alger, from Algeria
Teams Both Mamelodi Sundowns and USM Alger have won the CAF Super Cup once in their history. Mamelodi Sundowns won their first title in 2017 after defeating TP Mazembe. USM Alger won the title in 2023 after defeating Egyptian club Al Ahly, the reigning CAF Champions League winners. The two clubs have met only twice in their history, both encounters taking place in the group stage of the 2020 CAF Champions League. Mamelodi Sundowns won both matches, home and away.
TeamZonePrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners) Mamelodi SundownsCOSAFA (Southern Africa)1 (2017) USM AlgerUNAF (North Africa)1 (2023)
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).
Venue
The 2026 CAF Super Cup is scheduled to be played on 8 November 2026 at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa. The match will be contested between Mamelodi Sundowns, winners of the CAF Champions League, and USM Alger, winners of the CAF Confederation Cup. The match will be played as a single fixture, with Mamelodi Sundowns serving as the host team. It will determine the winner of the 2026 CAF Super Cup and mark the opening fixture of the new CAF inter-club season.
Match
Assistant referees:
Fourth official:
Video assistant referee:
Assistant video assistant referees:Match rules
90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if scores level. Nine named substitutes, of which up to five may be used.
Statistics
+First halfStatisticMamelodi SundownsUSM AlgerGoals scored00Total shots00Shots on target00Saves00Ball possession0%0%Corner kicks00Offsides00Yellow cards00Red cards00
+Second halfStatisticMamelodi SundownsUSM AlgerGoals scored00Total shots00Shots on target00Saves00Ball possession0%0%Corner kicks00Offsides00Yellow cards00Red cards00
+OverallStatisticMamelodi SundownsUSM AlgerGoals scored00Total shots00Shots on target00Saves00Ball possession0%0%Corner kicks00Offsides00Yellow cards00Red cards00
Notes
References
External links CAFonline.com