2016 CAF Super Cup
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| 2016 Orange CAF Super Cup | |||||||
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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 defeated Étoile du Sahel 2–1 to win the competition for the third time in its history.[3]
Teams[edit]
| Team | Qualification | Previous participation (bold indicates winners) |
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 TP Mazembe | 2015 CAF Champions League winner | 2010, 2011 |
 Étoile du Sahel | 2015 CAF Confederation Cup winner | 1998, 2004, 2007, 2008 |
Rules[edit]
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, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (CAF Champions League Regulations XXVII and CAF Confederation Cup Regulations XXV).[4][5]
Match[edit]
| TP Mazembe | 2–1 | Étoile du Sahel |
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Adjei  19', 45+1' | Report | Msakni 45+2' |
          TP Mazembe |  Étoile du Sahel |
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Prize money[edit]
The winner earned $75k USD and the runner-up received $50k USD.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Orange CAF CL FINAL 2015: CAF Flash Magazine" (PDF). CAF.
- ^ "CAF Super Cup to be played on weekend of 19-21 February". CAF. 9 December 2015.
- ^ "Adjei brace hands Mazembe third Super Cup". CAF. 20 February 2016.
- ^ "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ "Regulations of the CAF Confederation Cup" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ "Start list: TP Mazembe vs Étoile Sportive du Sahel" (PDF). CAF. 20 February 2016.
- ^ "Prize money" (pdf). Confederation of African Football. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
External links[edit]
- Orange CAF Super Cup 2016, CAFonline.com