The 2014 CAF Super Cup (also known as the 2014

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CAF Super Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 22nd

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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 of Egypt, the

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winner, and

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of Tunisia, the

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winner. It was hosted by Al-Ahly at the

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on 20 February 2014. The match was initially scheduled to be played at the Cairo International Stadium on 22 February 2014. Later, the CAF announced a change of venue and date, with the match scheduled to be played at the

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on 20 February 2014. After the rejection of the 30 June Stadium to host the match, the CAF announced that the venue was moved back to the Cairo International Stadium. Al-Ahly won the match 3–2 to claim their 6th CAF Super Cup.

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, a

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was used to determine the winner (no

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was played).

Match

References

External links

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