TotalEnergies CAF CL Final – Teams’ Fact-files

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South Africa's Kaizer Chiefs will face Egypt’s al Ahly in the 2020-21 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League final on Saturday, 17 July 2021 at Complexe Mohamed V Stadium in Casablanca, Morocco. The match is scheduled to kick-off at 19:00 GMT.

Following are the teams’ fact-files:

Kaizer Chiefs (South Africa)

Popular name: Amakhosi (Chiefs)

Captain: Bernard Parker

Coach: Stuart Baxter (England)

Possible team (3-4-3): Daniel Akpeyi ; Siyabonga Ngezana, Eric Mathoho, Daniel Cardoso; Reeve Frosler, Njabulo Blom, Willard Katsande, Yagan Sasman; Nkosingiphile Ngcobo, Samir Nurkovic, Parker

Path to final:

Preliminary round - PWD Bamenda (CMR) 0-0 home, 1-0 away

Round of 32 - Primeiro Agosto (ANG) 0-0 1-0

Group C - Wydad Casablanca (MAR) 1-0 0-4, Horoya (GUI) 0-0 2-2, Petro Atletico (ANG) 2-0 0-0

Quarter-finals - Simba (TAN) 4-0 0-3

Semi-finals - Wydad 0-0 1-0

Scorers:

3 - Mathoho, Nurkovic

2 - Leonardo Castro

1 – Khama Billiat, Cardoso, Happy Mashiane, Parker

CAF title:

1 - African Cup Winners Cup

Al Ahly (Egypt)

Popular name: Cairo Red Devils

Captain: Mohamed el Shenawy

Coach: Pitso Mosimane (South Africa)

Possible team (4-3-3): El Shenawy; Akram Tawfik, Badr Banoun, Ayman Ashraf, Ali Maaloul; Amr al Sulaya, Aliou Dieng, Hamdy Fathy; Taher Mohamed, Mohamed Sherif, Mohamed Magdy

Path to final:

Round of 32 - Sonidep (NIG) 4-0 home, 1-0 away

Group A – Al Merrikh (SUD) 3-0 2-2, Simba (TAN) 1-0 0-1, V Club (RDC) 2-2 3-0

Quarter-finals - Mamelodi Sundowns (RSA) 2-0 1-1

Semi-finals – Esperance (TUN) 3-0 1-0

Scorers:

5 - Sherif

3 - Taher

2 - Banoun, Yasser Ibrahim, Mahmoud Kahraba, Magdy

1 - Walter Bwalya, Dieng, Hussein el Shahat, Maaloul, Mohsen Mohsen, Salah Mohsen, Walid Soliman

CAF titles:

9 - Champions League

7 - Super Cup

4 - African Cup Winners Cup

1 - Confederation Cup

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