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| Date | 28 May 2021 | ||||||
| Venue | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium,Doha,Qatar | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Mohamed Sherif (Al Ahly)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 2,900 | ||||||
| Weather | Fair 38 °C (100 °F) 15%humidity[3] | ||||||
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The2020 CAF Super Cup (officially theTotal CAF Super Cup 2020[4] for sponsorship reasons)[5] was the 29thCAF Super Cup, an annualfootball match inAfrica organized by theConfederation of African Football (CAF), between the winners of the previous season's two CAF club competitions, theCAF Champions League and theCAF Confederation Cup.
The match was played betweenAl Ahly fromEgypt, the2019–20 CAF Champions League winners, andRS Berkane fromMorocco, the2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup winners, at theJassim bin Hamad Stadium inDoha,Qatar on 28 May 2021.
The match was originally scheduled to be played on 14, 15 or 16 August 2020,[6] in Qatar for the third season in a row, after they signed a three-year agreement with the CAF two seasons ago.[7] However, the match was delayed due to the postponement of the 2019–20 CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup as a result of theCOVID-19 pandemic. On 20 November 2020, the CAF announced that the match would instead be played inCairo,Egypt,[8] with the date later set to be 10 December 2020.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11] It was reported that the match would be played on 17 February 2021, but it was later revealed that a date has not yet been set.[12][13] The match was later once again rescheduled to be played on 28 May 2021.
Al Ahly won the match 2–0, winning their seventh CAF Super Cup title.[14]
| Team | Zone | Qualification | Previous participation (bold indicates winners) |
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 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 |
The match was played atJassim bin Hamad Stadium inDoha,Qatar. The stadium has a capacity of 12,946 and is the home venue ofQatar Stars League sideAl Sadd.
It was one of the five venues that hosted the2011 AFC Asian Cup in the country, and hosted other notable matches before, including the2014 and2016 editions of theSupercoppa Italiana. The stadium was also one of the two venues that hosted the2019 FIFA Club World Cup, hosting all first and second round fixtures.
Due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Qatar, attendance was limited to only 30% of the stadium's seating capacity. Fans who have received two doses of aCOVID-19 vaccine only were allowed to enter the stadium.[15]
| City | Stadium | Location of the host city of the match. |
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| Doha | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium | |
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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 thepenalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winner (CAF Champions League Regulations XXVII and CAF Confederation Cup Regulations XXV).[16][17]
The match was the third CAF Super Cup to feature an Egyptian and a Moroccan team, with both previous matches ending in favor of the Egyptian side.Al Ahly qualified to the match after defeating fellow Egyptian rivalsZamalek 2–1 in the2020 CAF Champions League Final.[18]RS Berkane earned a place in the match after defeating Egyptian sidePyramids 1–0 in the2020 CAF Confederation Cup Final.[19]
This was the first ever meeting between both teams in all competitions.
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