The 2016 CAF Super Cup (officially the 2016 Orange CAF Super Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 24th

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, an annual

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match in

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organized by the

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(CAF), between the winners of the previous season's two CAF club competitions, the

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and the

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. The match was played between

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of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the

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winner, and

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of Tunisia, the

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winner. It was hosted by TP Mazembe at the

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on 20 February 2016.

defeated

2–1 to win the competition for the third time in its history.

Teams

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,

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would not be played, and the

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would be used to determine the winner (CAF Champions League Regulations XXVII and CAF Confederation Cup Regulations XXV).

Match

Prize money

The winner earned $75k USD and the runner-up received $50k USD.

References

External links

Orange CAF Super Cup 2016
CAFonline.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Caf Super Cup 2016

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