2018 CAF Super Cup

{{Infobox football match

| other_titles = 2018 Total CAF Super Cup

| team1 = Wydad AC

| team1association = {{flagicon|MAR|size=30px}}

| team1score = 1

| team2 = TP Mazembe

| team2association = {{flagicon|COD|size=30px}}

| team2score = 0

| details =

| date = {{Start date|2018|2|24|df=y}}

| stadium = Stade Mohammed V

| city = Casablanca

| referee = Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

| attendance = 45,000

| previous = 2017

| next = 2019

}}

The 2018 CAF Super Cup (officially the 2018 Total CAF Super Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 26th 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=z5SPEjKTyig8WgDEfOXGfg%3d%3d|title=Total, Title Sponsor of the Africa Cup of Nations and Partner of African Football|publisher=CAF|date=21 July 2016}}

The match was played between Wydad AC of Morocco, the 2017 CAF Champions League winners, and TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup winners. It was hosted by Wydad AC at the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca on 24 February 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/Portals/0/INTERCLUBS%20DATES%202018%20VERSION%202.pdf|title=DATES FOR CAF INTERCLUBS COMPETITIONS 2018|publisher=CAF}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=emH%2b0jOu1qDncyhpJzKCvw%3d%3d|title=Accreditation for Total CAF Super Cup 2018|publisher=CAF|date=12 February 2018}}

Wydad AC won the match 1–0 to claim their first CAF Super Cup title.{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/supercup2018/news.aspx/NewsDetails?id=YAr8RUgN1%2beGEL9pu6vH9w%3d%3d|title=Wydad win Super Cup as VAR used in Africa for first time|publisher=CAF|date=24 February 2018}}{{Cite web|title=WAC 1-0 TP Mazembe: Red Devils pip Ravens to win 2018 Caf Super Cup|url=https://www.goal.com/en-ph/news/wac-1-0-tp-mazembe-red-devils-pip-ravens-to-win-2018-caf/1rz3t3njd79nw13hoc2tj13dgl/match/5qjf8l77bgyrqbnzfl5079a3u|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-09|website=www.goal.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109103547/https://www.goal.com/en-ph/news/wac-1-0-tp-mazembe-red-devils-pip-ravens-to-win-2018-caf/1rz3t3njd79nw13hoc2tj13dgl/match/5qjf8l77bgyrqbnzfl5079a3u |archive-date=2022-01-09 }}

Teams

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Team !Zone !Qualification !Previous appearances (bold indicates winners)
{{flagicon\|MAR}} Wydad AC \|UNAF (North Africa) \|2017 CAF Champions League winners \|2 (1993, 2003)
{{flagicon\|DRC}} TP Mazembe \|UNIFFAC (Central Africa) \|2017 CAF Confederation Cup winners \|4 (2010, 2011, 2016, 2017)

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Team

!Zone

!Qualification

!Previous appearances (bold indicates winners)

{{flagicon|MAR}} Wydad AC

|UNAF (North Africa)

|2017 CAF Champions League winners

|2 (1993, 2003)

{{flagicon|DRC}} TP Mazembe

|UNIFFAC (Central Africa)

|2017 CAF Confederation Cup winners

|4 (2010, 2011, 2016, 2017)

Venue

File:Raja de Casablanca vs Mouloudia dOujda, November 02 2008-04.jpg in Casablanca, Morocco, hosted the match.]]

Format

The CAF Super Cup was played as a single match, with the CAF Champions League winners 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).{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/Portals/0/Regulations%20and%20Official%20Documents/Competitions%20Regulation/CL%20English%20-%20Sep%20new.%202016.pdf|title=CAF Champions League regulations|publisher=CAF}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/Portals/0/Regulations%20and%20Official%20Documents/Competitions%20Regulation/CC%20Eng%20-%20Sep%20new.%20%202016.pdf|title=CAF Confederation Cup regulations|publisher=CAF}}

Match

=Details=

{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2018|2|24|df=y}}

| time = {{UTZ|16:30|0}}

| team1 = Wydad AC {{flagicon|MAR}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{flagicon|COD}} TP Mazembe

| goals1 = Tighazoui {{goal|83}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca

| attendance = 45,000

| referee = Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

| report = http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/supercup2018/MatchDetails?MatchId=wR7hXVsvSBZXaPtQtfx9IIQDaWN6T9KAfhwBZw3qIacyeVzqvL%2bXVuxZvKl4vhVQ

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GK	22	{{flagicon\|MAR}} Zouhair Laaroubi
RB	28	{{flagicon\|MAR}} Abdelatif Noussir
CB	5	{{flagicon\|MAR}} Amine Atouchi
CB	29	{{flagicon\|CIV}} Cheick Comara
LB	30	{{flagicon\|MAR}} Mohamed Nahiri
RM	19	{{flagicon\|MAR}} Amin Tighazoui	{{suboff\|90+3}}
CM	4	{{flagicon\|MAR}} Salaheddine Saidi
CM	6	{{flagicon\|MAR}} Brahim Nekkach (c)
LM	11	{{flagicon\|MAR}} Ismail Haddad
CF	23	{{flagicon\|NGA}} Chisom Chikatara	{{suboff\|63}}
CF	18	{{flagicon\|MAR}} Walid El Karti	{{suboff\|70}}
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
GK	1	{{flagicon\|MAR}} Yassine El Kharroubi
DF	16	{{flagicon\|BEL}} Naïm Aarab	{{subon\|90+3}}
DF	27	{{flagicon\|MAR}} Zakaria El Hachimi
MF	10	{{flagicon\|GHA}} Daniel Nii Adjei
MF	24	{{flagicon\|MAR}} Jamel Aït Ben Idir
FW	20	{{flagicon\|MAR}} Ayman El Hassouni	{{subon\|70}}
FW	25	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Alejandro Quintana	{{subon\|63}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|{{flagicon\|TUN}} Faouzi Benzarti

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GK	22	{{flagicon\|CIV}} Sylvain Gbohouo
RB	5	{{flagicon\|COD}} Issama Mpeko
CB	14	{{flagicon\|ZAM}} Kabaso Chongo	{{yel\|14}}
CB	2	{{flagicon\|COD}} Joël Kimwaki
LB	4	{{flagicon\|COD}} Arsène Zola
RM	9	{{flagicon\|COD}} Déo Kanda		{{suboff\|66}}
CM	16	{{flagicon\|CIV}} Christian Koffi		{{suboff\|68}}
CM	27	{{flagicon\|COD}} Miché Mika
LM	23	{{flagicon\|COD}} Elia Meschak		{{suboff\|82}}
CF	28	{{flagicon\|COD}} Ben Malango
CF	18	{{flagicon\|ZAM}} Rainford Kalaba (c)	{{yel\|88}}
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
GK	21	{{flagicon\|COD}} Ley Matampi
DF	3	{{flagicon\|COD}} Jean Kasusula
DF	15	{{flagicon\|COD}} Kévin Mondeko		{{subon\|68}}
MF	26	{{flagicon\|MLI}} Abdoulaye Sissoko		{{subon\|66}}
MF	29	{{flagicon\|COD}} Glody Likonza
FW	17	{{flagicon\|COD}} Jackson Muleka		{{subon\|82}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|{{flagicon\|COD}} Mihayo Kazembe

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Assistant referees:

Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos (Angola)

Zakhele Thusi Siwela (South Africa)

Fourth official:

Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

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Match rules

90 minutes.
Penalty shoot-out if scores level.
Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Prize money

Prize money shared between CAF Champions League winner and CAF Confederations Cup winner in CAF Super Cup are as following :{{cite news |title=Prize money for CAF competitions effective 2017

|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=dnVyYCeuQjEqqxoF5ojzeQ%3D%3D|publisher=cafonline.com }}

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Final position	Money awarded to club
style="background:gold;" \|winner	US$100,000
style="background:silver;" \|Runners-up	US$75,000

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Final
position

Money awarded
to club

style="background:gold;"

|winner

US$100,000

style="background:silver;"

|Runners-up

US$75,000