The 2021 CAF Super Cup (officially the TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup 2021 for sponsorship reasons) was the 30th

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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 Al Ahly from

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, the

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winners, and

Raja Casablanca Raja Club Athletic ( ar, نادي الرجاء الرياضي, Nādī ar-Rajāʾ ar-Riyāḍī, zgh, ⴰⵙⵔⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵕⴰⵊⴰ ⴰⵎⴰⵏⵓⵏ), commonly referred to as Raja CA, Raja Casablanca or simply RCA is a professional Footb ...

from

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, the

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winners, at the

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, Qatar on 22 December 2021. Al Ahly won the match 6–5 on

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, after the original match ended as a 1–1 draw, to win their record-extending eighth and second consecutive title.

Teams

Format

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will not be played, and the

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

Background

The match was the fourth (and second consecutive) CAF Super Cup to feature an Egyptian and a Moroccan team, with all previous matches ending in favor of the Egyptian side. Al Ahly qualified to the match after defeating South African side

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3–0 in the

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earned a place in the match after defeating

JS Kabylie Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie (in ar, شبيبة القبائل), (Kabyle language, Kabyle: Ilemẓiyen inaddalen n leqbayel, Berber languages, In Tamazight: ⵉⵍⵎⵣⵢⵏ ⵉⵏⴰⴷⴰⵍⴻⵏ ⵏ ⵍⵇⵠⴰⵢⵍ), known as JS Kabyli ...

of Algeria 2–1 in the 2021 CAF Confederation Cup Final. This was the seventh meeting between both teams in African competition. All of the previous six encounters were in the Champions League group stage. Raja Casablanca won two matches, including a famous victory in Cairo during their

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winning campaign, three matches ended as a draw, and only one win for Al Ahly; a 1–0 victory in

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when they won the competition.

Match

Details

Statistics

Notes

References

External links

CAFonline.com
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