2022 CAF Champions League final
# 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.

Wydad AC won the match 2–0 to clinch their third Champions League title.

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, 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.

## Road to the final

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

| Al Ahly | Al Ahly | Al Ahly | Al Ahly | Round | Wydad AC | Wydad AC | Wydad AC | Wydad AC |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Qualifying rounds | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | First round | Bye | Bye | Bye | 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 | Result | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | Result | Result |
| Al Merrikh | 3–2 (H) | 3–2 (H) | 3–2 (H) | Matchday 1 | Sagrada Esperança | 3–0 (H) | 3–0 (H) | 3–0 (H) |
| Al Hilal | 0–0 (A) | 0–0 (A) | 0–0 (A) | Matchday 2 | Petro de Luanda | 1–2 (A) | 1–2 (A) | 1–2 (A) |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 0–1 (H) | 0–1 (H) | 0–1 (H) | Matchday 3 | Zamalek | 3–1 (H) | 3–1 (H) | 3–1 (H) |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 0–1 (A) | 0–1 (A) | 0–1 (A) | Matchday 4 | Zamalek | 1–0 (A) | 1–0 (A) | 1–0 (A) |
| Al Merrikh | 3–1 (A) | 3–1 (A) | 3–1 (A) | Matchday 5 | Sagrada Esperança | 2–1 (A) | 2–1 (A) | 2–1 (A) |
| Al Hilal | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (H) | Matchday 6 | Petro de Luanda | 5–1 (H) | 5–1 (H) | 5–1 (H) |
| Group A runners-up Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Mamelodi Sundowns 6 16 2 Al Ahly 6 10 3 Al Hilal 6 4 4 Al Merrikh 6 4 Source: CAF | Group A runners-up Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Mamelodi Sundowns 6 16 2 Al Ahly 6 10 3 Al Hilal 6 4 4 Al Merrikh 6 4 Source: CAF | Group A runners-up Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Mamelodi Sundowns 6 16 2 Al Ahly 6 10 3 Al Hilal 6 4 4 Al Merrikh 6 4 Source: CAF | Group A runners-up Pos Teamvte 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 Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Wydad AC 6 15 2 Petro de Luanda 6 11 3 Zamalek 6 4 4 Sagrada Esperança 6 2 Source: CAF | Group D winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Wydad AC 6 15 2 Petro de Luanda 6 11 3 Zamalek 6 4 4 Sagrada Esperança 6 2 Source: CAF | Group D winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Wydad AC 6 15 2 Petro de Luanda 6 11 3 Zamalek 6 4 4 Sagrada Esperança 6 2 Source: CAF | Group D winners Pos Teamvte 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).

## Match

### Details

| 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 | | |
| CM | 27 | Taher Mohamed | | |
| CM | 15 | Aliou Dieng | 56' | 84' |
| CM | 8 | Hamdy Fathy | | 71' |
| RF | 14 | Hussein El Shahat | | 52' |
| CF | 23 | Percy Tau | | |
| LF | 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 | 5 | Yahya Jabrane | | |
| RM | 19 | Reda Jaadi | | 90+1' |
| CM | 15 | Jalal Daoudi | | 90+5' |
| CM | 10 | Ayman El Hassouni | | 90' |
| LM | 7 | Zouhair El Moutaraji | | 83' |
| CF | 9 | Guy Mbenza | | 84' |
| 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) Assistant referees: Zakhele Siwela (South Africa) Souru Phatsoane (Lesotho) Fourth official: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola) Video assistant referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia) Assistant video assistant referees: Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim (Sudan) Haythem Guirat (Tunisia) | Match rules 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if scores level. Nine named substitutes, of which up to five may be used. |

### Statistics

First half :

| 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 :

| 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 :

| 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 |
