2016 CAF Super Cup

2016 CAF Super Cup
2016 Orange CAF Super Cup
TP Mazembe Étoile du Sahel
Democratic Republic of the Congo Tunisia
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Date 20 February 2016
Venue Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi
Referee Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

The 2016 CAF Super Cup (officially the 2016 Orange CAF Super Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 24th CAF Super Cup, an annual football match in Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), between the winners of the previous season's two CAF club competitions, the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup.

The match was played between TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the 2015 CAF Champions League winner, and Étoile du Sahel of Tunisia, the 2015 CAF Confederation Cup winner. It was hosted by TP Mazembe at the Stade TP Mazembe in Lubumbashi on 20 February 2016.[1][2]

TP Mazembe won 2–1 to win their third CAF Super Cup.[3]

Teams

Team Qualification Previous participation (bold indicates winners)
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 2015 CAF Champions League winner 2010, 2011
Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 2015 CAF Confederation Cup winner 1998, 2004, 2007, 2008

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, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played).[4][5]

Match

20 February 2016 (2016-02-20)
15:30 UTC+2
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo 2–1 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
Adjei  19', 45+1' Report Msakni  45+2'

References

  1. ↑ "Orange CAF CL FINAL 2015: CAF Flash Magazine" (PDF). CAF.
  2. ↑ "CAF Super Cup to be played on weekend of 19-21 February". CAF. 9 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Adjei brace hands Mazembe third Super Cup". CAF. 20 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Regulations of the CAF Confederation Cup" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 1 December 2014.

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