2022 CAF Confederation Cup Final
# 2022 CAF Confederation Cup Final

The 2022 CAF Confederation Cup Final was the final match of the 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup, the 19th season of Africa's premier club football tournament organised by CAF under the current CAF Confederation Cup title after the merger of CAF Cup and African Cup Winners' Cup. It was played at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, Nigeria on 20 May 2022.

## Teams

| Team | Zone | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
| - | - | - |
| Orlando Pirates | COSAFA (Southern Africa) | 1 (2015) |
| RS Berkane | UNAF (North Africa) | 2 (2019, 2020) |

## 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 used in the CAF competitions since 1966.

On 11 May 2022, Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, Nigeria was chosen by a CAF Executive Committee to host the final.

## Road to the final

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

| Orlando Pirates | Orlando Pirates | Orlando Pirates | Orlando Pirates | Round | RS Berkane | RS Berkane | RS Berkane | RS Berkane |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Confederation Cup |||||||||
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Qualifying rounds | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | First round | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| CSMD Diables Noirs | 1–0 | 0–0 (A) | 1–0 (H) | Second round | US Ben Guerdane | 5–0 | 1–0 (A) | 4–0 (H) |
| LPRC Oilers | w/o | 2–0 (A) | — (H) | Play-off round | APR | 2–1 | 0–0 (A) | 2–1 (H) |
| Opponent | Result | Result | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | Result | Result |
| JS Saoura | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) | Matchday 1 | USGN | 5–3 (H) | 5–3 (H) | 5–3 (H) |
| Al Ittihad | 2–3 (A) | 2–3 (A) | 2–3 (A) | Matchday 2 | ASEC Mimosas | 1–3 (A) | 1–3 (A) | 1–3 (A) |
| Royal Leopards | 6–2 (A) | 6–2 (A) | 6–2 (A) | Matchday 3 | Simba | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) |
| Royal Leopards | 3–0 (H) | 3–0 (H) | 3–0 (H) | Matchday 4 | Simba | 0–1 (A) | 0–1 (A) | 0–1 (A) |
| JS Saoura | 2–0 (A) | 2–0 (A) | 2–0 (A) | Matchday 5 | USGN | 2–2 (A) | 2–2 (A) | 2–2 (A) |
| Al Ittihad | 0–0 (H) | 0–0 (H) | 0–0 (H) | Matchday 6 | ASEC Mimosas | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (H) |
| Group B winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Orlando Pirates 6 13 2 Al Ittihad 6 11 3 JS Saoura 6 10 4 Royal Leopards 6 0 Source: CAF | Group B winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Orlando Pirates 6 13 2 Al Ittihad 6 11 3 JS Saoura 6 10 4 Royal Leopards 6 0 Source: CAF | Group B winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Orlando Pirates 6 13 2 Al Ittihad 6 11 3 JS Saoura 6 10 4 Royal Leopards 6 0 Source: CAF | Group B winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Orlando Pirates 6 13 2 Al Ittihad 6 11 3 JS Saoura 6 10 4 Royal Leopards 6 0 Source: CAF | Final standings | Group D winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 RS Berkane 6 10 2 Simba 6 10 3 ASEC Mimosas 6 9 4 USGN 6 5 Source: CAF | Group D winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 RS Berkane 6 10 2 Simba 6 10 3 ASEC Mimosas 6 9 4 USGN 6 5 Source: CAF | Group D winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 RS Berkane 6 10 2 Simba 6 10 3 ASEC Mimosas 6 9 4 USGN 6 5 Source: CAF | Group D winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 RS Berkane 6 10 2 Simba 6 10 3 ASEC Mimosas 6 9 4 USGN 6 5 Source: CAF |
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout stage | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Simba | 1–1 (4–3 p) | 0–1 (A) | 1–0 (H) | Quarter-finals | Al Masry | 2–2 (a) | 1–2 (A) | 1–0 (H) |
| Al Ahli Tripoli | 2–1 | 2–0 (A) | 0–1 (H) | Semi-finals | TP Mazembe | 4–2 | 0–1 (A) | 4–1 (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 still level, the winner was decided by a penalty shoot-out (Regulations Article III. 28).

## Match

### Details

| GK | 1 | Richard Ofori |
| - | - | - |
| CB | 49 | Olisa Ndah |
| CB | 4 | Happy Jele |
| RB | 26 | Bandile Shandu | 77' | 90' |
| LB | 23 | Innocent Maela |
| CM | 6 | Ben Motshwari | | 90' |
| CM | 20 | Goodman Mosele | | 102' |
| AM | 18 | Kabelo Dlamini | | 105' |
| LM | 11 | Deon Hotto |
| RM | 3 | Thembinkosi Lorch |
| CF | 46 | Kwame Peprah | | 60' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 37 | Terrence Dzvukamanja | | 102' |
| GK | 40 | Siyabonga Mpontshane |
| DF | 5 | Ntsikelelo Nyauza |
| DF | 14 | Thulani Hlatshwayo |
| MF | 8 | Siphesihle Ndlovu | | 90', 102' |
| MF | 15 | Fortune Makaringe | | 102' |
| MF | 16 | Thabang Monare | | 90' |
| MF | 32 | Linda Mntambo | | 105' |
| FW | 9 | Tshegofatso Mabaso | | 60' |
| Manager: ||
| Mandla Ncikazi ||
| GK | 12 | Hamza Akbi |
| CB | 4 | Issoufou Dayo |
| CB | 14 | Ismael Mokadem |
| RB | 33 | Abdelkrim Baadi |
| LB | 19 | Hamza El Moussaoui |
| CM | 21 | Bakr El Helali | 116' | 117' |
| CM | 8 | Larbi Naji |
| CM | 20 | Mehdi Oubila | | 80' |
| AM | 10 | Chadrack Lukombe | | 108' |
| CF | 7 | Youssef El Fahli | | 108' |
| CF | 38 | Charki El-Bahri | | 80' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 22 | Amine El Ouaad |
| DF | 15 | Hamza Regragui | | 80' |
| DF | 23 | Omar Namsaoui |
| DF | 25 | Mohamed Aziz |
| MF | 6 | Mamadou Camara | | 117' |
| MF | 18 | Sofian El Moudane |
| MF | 29 | Tuisila Kisinda | | 108' |
| FW | 3 | Brahim El Bahraoui | | 80' |
| FW | 11 | Youssef Zghoudi | | 108' |
| Manager: ||
| Florent Ibengé ||

### Statistics

First half :

| Statistic | Orlando Pirates | RS Berkane |
| - | - | - |
| Goals scored | 0 | 0 |
| Total shots | 6 | 4 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 1 |
| Saves | 1 | 3 |
| Ball possession | 49% | 51% |
| Corner kicks | 2 | 0 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 0 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |

Second half :

| Statistic | Orlando Pirates | RS Berkane |
| - | - | - |
| Goals scored | 0 | 0 |
| Total shots | 3 | 1 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 0 |
| Saves | 0 | 2 |
| Ball possession | 52% | 48% |
| Corner kicks | 3 | 0 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 0 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |

First half extra-time :

| Statistic | Orlando Pirates | RS Berkane |
| - | - | - |
| Goals scored | 0 | 1 |
| Total shots | 1 | 2 |
| Shots on target | 0 | 1 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Ball possession | 57% | 43% |
| Corner kicks | 1 | 1 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 0 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |

Second half extra-time :

| Statistic | Orlando Pirates | RS Berkane |
| - | - | - |
| Goals scored | 1 | 0 |
| Total shots | 2 | 1 |
| Shots on target | 1 | 0 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Ball possession | 52% | 48% |
| Corner kicks | 1 | 1 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |

Overall :

| Statistic | Orlando Pirates | RS Berkane |
| - | - | - |
| Goals scored | 1 | 1 |
| Total shots | 12 | 8 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 2 |
| Saves | 1 | 5 |
| Ball possession | 51% | 49% |
| Corner kicks | 7 | 2 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
