All you need to know about the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup final
WHO IS INVOLVED?
The final will be contested by Algerian club Union Sportive de la Médina d’Alger, better known as USM Alger, and Egyptian side Zamalek SC.
DATES AND VENUES
The TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup final will be played over two legs. The first leg is scheduled for 9 May at the Stade du 5 Juillet in Algiers (20h00 local time | 19h00 GMT), with the return leg to follow on 16 May at the Cairo International Stadium (21h00 local time | 18h00 GMT).
PRIZE MONEY
The winners of the 2025/26 season will receive USD 4 million, a 100% increase from last season, while the runners-up will earn USD 2 million.
ROAD TO THE FINAL
USM Alger
Preliminary round
AFAD Djékanou 1-0 USM Alger
USM Alger 3-0 AFAD Djékanou
Group stage
Round 1: USM Alger 3-2 San Pedro
Round 2: Olympique Safi 0-1 USM Alger
Round 3: USM Alger 2-0 Djoliba AC
Round 4: Djoliba AC 0-0 USM Alger
Round 5: San Pedro 2-3 USM Alger
Round 6: USM Alger 0-0 Olympique Safi
Quarter-finals
Maniema Union 2-1 USM Alger
USM Alger 1-0 Maniema Union
Semi-finals
USM Alger 0-0 Olympique Safi
Olympique Safi 1-1 USM Alger
Zamalek
Preliminary round
Dekedaha Club 0-6 Zamalek SC
Zamalek SC 1-0 Dekedaha Club
Group stage
Round 1: Zamalek SC 1-0 ZESCO United
Round 2: Kaizer Chiefs 1-1 Zamalek SC
Round 3: Zamalek SC 0-0 Al Masry
Round 4: Al Masry 1-2 Zamalek SC
Round 5: ZESCO United 1-0 Zamalek SC
Round 6: Zamalek SC 2-1 Kaizer Chiefs
Quarter-finals
Otoho 1-1 Zamalek SC
Zamalek SC 2-1 Otoho
Semi-finals
CR Belouizdad 0-1 Zamalek SC
Zamalek SC 0-0 CR Belouizdad
HISTORY
USM Alger’s record in the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup
Winners: 2023
USM Alger won their first TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup title in 2023 after overcoming Young Africans in the final. In the final of the 2023 edition, the Algiers side faced Tanzania’s Young Africans SC. After securing a 2-1 victory in the first leg, the Red and Blacks lost 1-0 in the return match. However, thanks to the away goals rule, they went on to win their very first CAF Confederation Cup title.
Zamalek’s record in the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup
Winners: 2019 and 2024
Zamalek’s first title came in the 2018/19 season. After losing the first leg 1-0 to RS Berkane, the Cairo side responded in the return fixture and took the tie to a tense penalty shoot-out, which they eventually won 5-3.
In 2024, history repeated itself against the same opponents. Zamalek lost 2-1 in Morocco but won 1-0 at home in Cairo. That was enough to secure the title on the away goals rule, giving them a second Confederation Cup crown after another dramatic final.
TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup winners
|
No. |
Edition |
Winner |
Score |
Finalist |
Venue(s) of the final |
|
1 |
2004 |
Hearts of Oak |
1-1, then 1-1 (8-7 penalty) |
Asante Kotoko |
Accra, then Kumasi |
|
2 |
2005 |
AS FAR |
0-1, then 3-0 |
Dolphin FC |
Port Harcourt, then Rabat |
|
3 |
2006 |
ES Sahel |
1-1, then 0-0 |
AS FAR |
Rabat, then Sousse |
|
4 |
2007 |
CS Sfaxien |
4-2, then 1-0 |
Al Merreikh |
Khartoum, then Sfax |
|
5 |
2008 |
CS Sfaxien (2) |
0-0, then 2-2 |
ES Sahel |
Sfax, then Sousse |
|
6 |
2009 |
Malian Stadium |
0-2, then 2-0 (3-2 penalty) |
ES Setif |
Setif, then Bamako |
|
7 |
2010 |
Fath US |
0-0, then 3-2 |
CS Sfaxien |
Rabat, then Sfax |
|
8 |
2011 |
Maghreb AS |
0-1, then 1-0 (6-5 penalty) |
Club Africain |
Rades, then Fez |
|
9 |
2012 |
AC Leopards |
2-2, then 2-1 |
Djoliba AC |
Bamako, then Dolisie |
|
10 |
2013 |
CS Sfaxien (3) |
2-0, then 1-2 |
TP Mazembe |
Rades, then Lubumbashi |
|
11 |
2014 |
Al Ahly SC |
1-2, then 1-0 |
Séwé Sports |
Abidjan, then Cairo |
|
12 |
2015 |
ES Sahel (2) |
1-1, then 1-0 |
Orlando Pirates |
Johannesburg, then Sousse |
|
13 |
2016 |
TP Mazembe |
1-1, then 4-1 |
MO Béjaïa |
Blida, then Lubumbashi |
|
14 |
2017 |
TP Mazembe (2) |
2-1, then 0-0 |
SuperSport United |
Lubumbashi, then Pretoria |
|
15 |
2018 |
Raja CA |
3-0, then 1-3 |
AS Vita Club |
Casablanca, then Kinshasa |
|
16 |
2019 |
Zamalek SC |
0-1, then 1-0 (5-3 penalty) |
RS Berkane |
Berkane, then Cairo |
|
17 |
2020 |
RS Berkane |
1-0 (single final) |
Pyramids FC |
Moulay-Abdallah Sports Complex, Rabat |
|
18 |
2021 |
Raja CA (2) |
2-1 (single final) |
JS Kabylie |
Friendship Stadium, Cotonou |
|
19 |
2022 |
RS Berkane (2) |
1-1 (5-4 pen) (single final) |
Orlando Pirates |
Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo |
|
20 |
2023 |
USM Alger |
2-1, then 0-1 |
Young Africans |
Dar es Salaam, then Algiers |
|
21 |
2024 |
Zamalek SC (2) |
1-2, then 1-0 |
RS Berkane |
Berkane, then Cairo |
|
22 |
2025 |
RS Berkane (3) |
2-0, then 1-1 |
Simba SC |
Berkane, then Dar Es Salaam |