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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 first leg was hosted by Young Africans at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam on 28 May 2023, while the second leg was hosted by USM Alger at the Stade du 5 Juillet in Algiers on 3 June 2023. USM Alger won against Young Africans by away goal rule, after a 2–2 draw, which the Algerian side scored twice away in the 2–1 win earlier.
A total of 46 out of the 56 CAF member associations entered this season's CAF Champions League, with the 12 highest ranked associations according to their CAF 5-year ranking eligible to enter two teams in this season. [8] As a result, theoretically a maximum of 68 teams could enter the tournament – although this level has never been reached.
The CAF Champions League is a seasonal association football competition established in 1966 as the African Cup of Champions Clubs, open initially to the league champions of all CAF member associations, but since 1997 also currently includes the clubs finishing second in the strongest leagues from the CAF 5-year ranking and the competition's defending champions.
On 12 October 2023, CAF and Puma unveiled "Pokou" as the official tournament edition match ball ahead of the final tournament draw. The name was chosen to honour deceased legendary Ivorian forward Laurent Pokou , locally known for scoring five goals in the 6–1 victory over Ethiopia at the 1970 edition of the tournament, which had stood as a ...
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations final was a football match played on 11 February 2024 between Ivory Coast and Nigeria. It determined the winner of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations , the 34th edition of the biennial African tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
Final Winners SF1 and SF2 faced each other in two legs to decide the champions The bracket was decided after the draw for the knockout stage (quarter-finals, semi-finals and final), which was held on 5 April 2023, 18:30 GMT (20:30 local time , UTC+2 ), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo , Egypt .
The CAF Champions League, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League [1] and formerly the African Cup of Champions Clubs, is an annual club football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and contested by top-division African clubs, deciding the competition winners through a round robin group stage to qualify for a double-legged ...