African football tournament final
Football match
The 2023 CAF Champions League final were the final matches of the 2022–23 CAF Champions League , the 59th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 27th edition under the current CAF Champions League title.[ 1]
The final was contested between Egyptian club Al Ahly and Moroccan club Wydad AC , which is a repeat of the 2022 CAF Champions League final , the second time in CAF Champions League history that two same clubs compete in the final of Champions League consecutively.
Teams In the following table, finals until 1996 were in the African Cup of Champions Club era, since 1997 were in the CAF Champions League era.
Team Zone Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) Al Ahly UNAF (North Africa) 15 (1982 , 1983 , 1987 , 2001 , 2005 , 2006 , 2007 , 2008 , 2012 , 2013 , 2017 , 2018 , 2020 , 2021 , 2022 ) Wydad AC UNAF (North Africa) 5 (1992 , 2011 , 2017 , 2019 , 2022 )
Venues
Road to the final Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis.
If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still tied, extra time was played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.
Matches
First leg
Details 4 June 2023 (2023-06-04 )
21:00 UTC+3
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (
Libya )
Statistics First half[ 2] Statistic Al Ahly Wydad AC Goals scored 1 0 Total shots 7 5 Shots on target 2 2 Saves 2 1 Ball possession 75% 25% Corner kicks 3 1 Fouls committed 6 9 Offsides 0 0 Yellow cards 0 1 Red cards 0 0
Second half[ 2] Statistic Al Ahly Wydad AC Goals scored 1 1 Total shots 5 7 Shots on target 4 2 Saves 1 3 Ball possession 56% 44% Corner kicks 2 1 Fouls committed 9 7 Offsides 0 0 Yellow cards 1 1 Red cards 0 0
Overall[ 2] Statistic Al Ahly Wydad AC Goals scored 2 1 Total shots 12 12 Shots on target 6 4 Saves 3 4 Ball possession 65% 35% Corner kicks 5 2 Fouls committed 15 16 Offsides 0 0 Yellow cards 1 2 Red cards 0 0
Second leg
Details 11 June 2023 (2023-06-11 )
20:00 UTC+1
Statistics First half[ 3] Statistic Wydad AC Al Ahly Goals scored 1 0 Total shots 2 3 Shots on target 1 0 Saves 0 0 Ball possession 57% 43% Corner kicks 1 0 Fouls committed 5 10 Offsides 0 1 Yellow cards 1 2 Red cards 0 0
Second half[ 3] Statistic Wydad AC Al Ahly Goals scored 0 1 Total shots 4 4 Shots on target 0 3 Saves 2 0 Ball possession 48% 52% Corner kicks 3 3 Fouls committed 4 9 Offsides 0 1 Yellow cards 0 4 Red cards 0 0
Overall[ 3] Statistic Wydad AC Al Ahly Goals scored 1 1 Total shots 6 7 Shots on target 1 3 Saves 2 0 Ball possession 53% 47% Corner kicks 4 3 Fouls committed 9 19 Offsides 0 2 Yellow cards 1 6 Red cards 0 0
See also
Notes ^ a b Each team was only given three opportunities to make substitutions, excluding substitutions made at half-time.
References ^ "Wydad, Al Ahly face off in repeat of last year's TotalEnergies CAF CL final". cafonline.com . 22 May 2023. ^ a b c "1st leg team statistics". cafonline.com . CAF. ^ a b c "2nd leg team statistics". cafonline.com . CAF.
External links TotalEnergies CAF Champions League 2022/2023, CAFonline.com
African Champion Clubs' Cup era, 1964–1996
Seasons Finals
CAF Champions League era, 1997–present
Seasons Finals
Domestic leagues Domestic cups Super cups CAF club competitions International competitions
Al Ahly SC matches
Egypt Cup Finals 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1930 1931 1932 1933 1935 1937 1938 1940 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1956 1958 1959 1961 1966 1973 1976 1978 1981 1983 1984 1985 1989 1991 1992 1993 1996 1997 2001 2003 2004 2006 2007 2010 2015 2016 2017 2020 2021 2022 Egyptian Super Cups CAF Champions League FinalsAfrican Cup of Winners' Cup FinalsCAF Confederation Cup FinalsCAF Super Cups Afro-Asian Club Championships
Wydad AC matches
National
Moroccan Throne Cup 1957 1958 1961 1964 1970 1978 1979 1981 1989 1994 1997 1998 2001 2003 2004
International
CAF Champions League FinalsAfrican Cup Winners' Cup FinalsCAF Cup FinalsCAF Super Cup Afro-Asian Club Championship African Football League