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2021 CAF Confederation Cup final

Event
Raja CA
JS Kabylie

2 1 | | 10 July 2021 (2021-07-10) | | Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin | | Soufiane Rahimi(Raja CA) | | Victor Gomes (South Africa) | | Partly cloudy26 °C (79 °F)83% humidity |

The 2021 CAF Confederation Cup final was the final match of the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup, the 18th season of Africa's premier club football tournament organised by CAF under the CAF Confederation Cup title after the merger of CAF Cup and African Cup Winners' Cup. It was played at the Stade de l'Amitié in Cotonou, Benin on 10 July 2021.

Raja CA defeated JS Kabylie 2–1 to secure their second ever CAF Confederation Cup title. They also earned the right to play against Al Ahly S.C the CAF Champions league winner in the 2021–22 CAF Super Cup.

TeamZonePrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Raja CAUNAF (North Africa)1 (2018)
JS KabylieUNAF (North Africa)None

Stade de l'Amitié in Cotonou, Benin hosted the match.

For the second 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 competition since 1966.

On 16 May 2021, Stade de l'Amitié in Cotonou, Benin was chosen by a CAF Executive Committee to host the final during a meeting in Kigali, Rwanda.

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

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 would not to be played and the winner would be decided by a penalty shoot-out (Regulations Article III. 28).

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Raja CAJS Kabylie
GK1Anas Zniti (c)
CB24Marouane Hadhoudi
CB15Ilias Haddad
RB29Abdelilah Madkour90+4'
LB27Oussama Soukhane
CM16Omar Arjoune63'
CM17Zakaria El Wardi
RW10Mahmoud Benhalib58'
AM18Abdelilah Hafidi71'
LW21Soufiane Rahimi90+1'
CF28Ben Malango90+1'
Substitutes:
GK22Mohamed Bouamira
DF3Mohamed Souboul
DF20Abdeljalil Jbira
MF6Fabrice Ngoma71'
MF19Mohamed Zrida58'
MF23Mohamed Al Makaazi90+1'
MF26Riad Idbouiguiguine
FW14Zakaria Habti
FW30Ayoub Nanah90+1'
Manager:
Lassaad Chabbi
GK25Oussama Benbot
CB31Ahmed Kerroum84'
CB2Ahmed Ait Abdessalem
CB5Badreddine Souyad
RM22Walid Bencherifa
CM13Aziz Benabdi
CM8Juba Oukaci69'
LM21Malik Raiah46'
AM7Mohamed Benchaira
CF17Rédha Bensayah (c)34'76'
CF9Zaka76'
Substitutes:
GK1Mohamed Idir Hadid
DF3Abdelmoumen Chikhi
DF4Bilal Tizi Bouali
DF37Fares Djabri
MF6Ammar El Orfi
MF14Abdussalam Tubal76'
MF38Kouceila Boualia69'
FW11Rezki Hamroune46'
FW34Massinissa Nezla76'
Manager:
Denis Lavagne
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Man of the Match:
Soufiane Rahimi(Raja CA)
Assistant referees:
Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)
Souru Phatsoane (Lesotho)
Fourth official:
Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Video assistant referee:
Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Gerson Emiliano dos Santos (Angola)
Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)Match rules

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

  • 2021 CAF Champions League Final

  • 2021–22 CAF Super Cup

  • CAFonline.com

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