2022 CAF Champions League final

The 2022 CAF Champions League Final was the final match of the 2021–22 CAF Champions League, the 58th season of Africa's premier club football tournament organised by CAF, and the 26th edition under the current CAF Champions League title. It was played at the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca, in Morocco on 30 May 2022.

2022 CAF Champions League Final

Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca, Morocco, hosted the final.
Event	2021–22 CAF Champions League
Al Ahly Wydad AC 0 2
Date	30 May 2022 (2022-05-30)
Venue	Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco
Man of the Match	Zouhair El Moutaraji (Wydad AC)[1]
Referee	Victor Gomes (South Africa)[2]
Attendance	80,000[3]
Weather	Fair 15 °C (59 °F) 64% humidity[4]
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Wydad AC won the match 2–0 to clinch their third Champions League title.^[5]

As winners, they earned the right to play against the winners of the 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup, RS Berkane, in the 2022 CAF Super Cup.

When Morocco won the right to host 2022 FIFA Club World Cup, Al Ahly took Morocco's slot as Morocco's Wydad AC took CAF slot which was decided by this match.

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)	14 (1982, 1983, 1987, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021)
Wydad AC	UNAF (North Africa)	4 (1992, 2011, 2017, 2019)

Venue

For the third consecutive year, the final was played as a single match at a pre-selected venue by CAF instead of a two-legged fixtures format, which was being used in the CAF competitions since 1966.

On 12 April 2022, Royal Moroccan Football Federation submitted its bid to host the match,^[6] while the Senegalese Football Federation bidding date is unknown.

Country	Stadium	City	Capacity	Notes
Morocco	Stade Mohammed V	Casablanca	45,891	Hosted matches at the 1988 African Cup of Nations, including the final and 2021 CAF Champions League Final
Senegal	Diamniadio Olympic Stadium	Dakar	50,000

On 9 May 2022, Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca, Morocco was chosen by a CAF Executive Committee to host the final after the Senegalese Football Federation subsequently withdrew their bid.^[7]

Road to the final

Further information: 2021–22 CAF Champions League

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Al Ahly				Round	Wydad AC
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Qualifying rounds	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Bye				First round	Bye
USGN	7–2	1–1 (A)	6–1 (H)	Second round	Hearts of Oak	6–2	0–1 (A)	6–1 (H)
Opponent	Result			Group stage	Opponent	Result
Al Merrikh	3–2 (H)			Matchday 1	Sagrada Esperança	3–0 (H)
Al Hilal	0–0 (A)			Matchday 2	Petro de Luanda	1–2 (A)
Mamelodi Sundowns	0–1 (H)			Matchday 3	Zamalek	3–1 (H)
Mamelodi Sundowns	0–1 (A)			Matchday 4	Zamalek	1–0 (A)
Al Merrikh	3–1 (A)			Matchday 5	Sagrada Esperança	2–1 (A)
Al Hilal	1–0 (H)			Matchday 6	Petro de Luanda	5–1 (H)
Group A runners-up Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Mamelodi Sundowns 6 16 2 Al Ahly 6 10 3 Al Hilal 6 4 4 Al Merrikh 6 4 Source: CAF				Final standings	Group D winners Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Wydad AC 6 15 2 Petro de Luanda 6 11 3 Zamalek 6 4 4 Sagrada Esperança 6 2 Source: CAF
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Knockout stage	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Raja Casablanca	3–2	2–1 (H)	1–1 (A)	Quarter-finals	CR Belouizdad	1–0	1–0 (A)	0–0 (H)
ES Sétif	6–2	4–0 (H)	2–2 (A)	Semi-finals	Petro de Luanda	4–2	3–1 (A)	1–1 (H)

Format

The final was played as a single match at a pre-selected venue, with the winner of semi-final 1 according to the knockout stage draw designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes. If scores were level after full time, extra time was played and if it was still level, the winners were decided by a penalty shoot-out (Regulations Article III. 28).^[8]

Match

Details

30 May 2022 (2022-05-30)

20:00 UTC+1

Al Ahly	0–2	Wydad AC
	Report	El Moutaraji 15', 48'

Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca

Attendance: 80,000^[3]

Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

Al Ahly

Wydad AC

GK 1 Mohamed El Shenawy RB 30 Mohamed Hany  71' CB 6 Yasser Ibrahim CB 12 Ayman Ashraf LB 21 Ali Maâloul RM 27 Taher Mohamed CM 15 Aliou Dieng  56'  84' CM 8 Hamdy Fathy  71' LM 14 Hussein El Shahat  52' CF 23 Percy Tau CF 35 Ahmed Abdel Kader  52' Substitutes: DF 5 Ramy Rabia  90+2' FW 10 Mohamed Sherif  52' MF 11 Walid Soliman  84' GK 16 Ali Lotfi MF 17 Amr El Solia  71' FW 18 Salah Mohsen  71' MF 19 Mohamed "Afsha" Magdy  52' DF 20 Mahmoud Wahid DF 28 Karim Fouad Manager: Pitso Mosimane

GK 26 Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti RB 22 Ayoub El Amloud CB 3 Achraf Dari CB 25 Amine Farhane  44' LB 14 Yahia Attiyat Allah DM 15 Jalal Daoudi  90+5' DM 5 Yahya Jabrane CM 19 Reda Jaadi  90+1' RF 10 Ayman El Hassouni  90' CF 9 Guy Mbenza  84' LF 7 Zouhair El Moutaraji  83' Substitutes: MF 6 Anas Serrhat  90+1' MF 13 Abdellah Haimoud  84' FW 16 Hamza Asrir  90+5' FW 17 Badie Aouk  90' GK 27 Aissa Sioudi DF 29 Cheick Comara MF 31 Hamza Ait Allal FW 37 Mounsef Chrachem FW 40 Juvhel Tsoumou  83' Manager: Walid Regragui

Man of the Match: Zouhair El Moutaraji (Wydad AC)[1] Assistant referees:[2] Zakhele Siwela (South Africa) Souru Phatsoane (Lesotho) Fourth official:[2] Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola) Video assistant referee:[2] Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia) Assistant video assistant referees:[2] Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim (Sudan) Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)

Match rules[9] 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if scores level. Nine named substitutes, of which up to five may be used.[a]

Statistics

First half[10] Statistic Al Ahly Wydad AC Goals scored 0 1 Total shots 5 6 Shots on target 0 1 Saves 0 0 Ball possession 68% 32% Corner kicks 3 1 Yellow cards 0 1 Red cards 0 0

Second half[10] Statistic Al Ahly Wydad AC Goals scored 0 1 Total shots 9 5 Shots on target 2 2 Saves 1 2 Ball possession 64% 36% Corner kicks 0 3 Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 1 0

Overall[10] Statistic Al Ahly Wydad AC Goals scored 0 2 Total shots 14 11 Shots on target 2 3 Saves 1 2 Ball possession 66% 34% Corner kicks 3 4 Yellow cards 1 1 Red cards 1 0

See also

• 2022 CAF Confederation Cup Final
• 2022 CAF Super Cup
• Al Ahly SC in international football
• Wydad AC in international football

Notes

1. Each team was only given three opportunities to make substitutions, excluding substitutions made at half-time.