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2023 African Football League

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The 2023 African Football League was the first edition of Africa's newest club football tournament, the African Football League, organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

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This season was meant to be a precursor tournament to the full fledged version, which will start in the 2024–25 season, after being delayed a year.

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Background

The competition, initially announced in 2022 as the Africa Super League, was to involve 24 teams divided into three geographical regions and have a promotion-relegation system. The competition was delayed from August to October 2023, renamed to the African Football League, and revised into an eight-team knockout format for its inaugural season. This season was meant to be a precursor, as the originally announced format was supposed to be introduced starting in 2024–25, though this was later cancelled.

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Schedule

The schedule was as follows.[1]

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Format

Each tie was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then extra time was not played and the winners were decided by a penalty shoot-out.

Teams

The African Football League involved 8 teams chosen by the CAF[how?] to enter the tournament.

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Bracket

The bracket was decided after the draw for the knockout stage (quarter-finals, semi-finals and final), which was held on 2 September 2023, 16:00 GMT (19:00 local time, UTC+3), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[1]

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Nigeria Enyimba 0 0 0
Morocco Wydad AC 1 3 4
Morocco Wydad AC (p) 1 0 1 (5)
Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 0 1 1 (4)
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 1 0 1
Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 0 3 3
Morocco Wydad AC 2 0 2
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 1 2 3
Angola Petro de Luanda 0 0 0
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 2 0 2
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 1 0 1
Egypt Al Ahly 0 0 0
Tanzania Simba 2 1 3
Egypt Al Ahly (a) 2 1 3
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Quarter-finals

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The first legs were played on 20, 21 and 22 October, and the second legs were played on 24 and 26 October 2023.[1]

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
More information Simba, 2–2 ...
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
More information Al Ahly, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)

3–3 on aggregate. Al Ahly won on away goals.


More information TP Mazembe, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
More information Espérance de Tunis, 3–0 ...

Espérance de Tunis won 3–1 on aggregate.


More information Enyimba, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)
More information Wydad AC, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

Wydad AC won 4–0 on aggregate.


More information Petro de Luanda, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
More information Mamelodi Sundowns, 0–0 ...

Mamelodi Sundowns won 2–0 on aggregate.

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Semi-finals

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The first legs were played on 29 October, and the second legs were played on 1 November 2023.[1]

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More information Mamelodi Sundowns, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)
More information Al Ahly, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)

Mamelodi Sundowns won 1–0 on aggregate.


More information Wydad AC, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)
More information Espérance de Tunis, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

1–1 on aggregate. Wydad AC won 5–4 on penalties.

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Final

The first leg was played on 5 November, and the second leg was played on 12 November 2023.[1]

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
More information Wydad AC, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
More information Mamelodi Sundowns, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)

Mamelodi Sundowns won 3–2 on aggregate.

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Top goalscorers

  Team eliminated / inactive for the round.

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