2022 CAF Confederation Cup final

African football tournament final

Football match

2022 CAF Confederation Cup Final

Event

2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup

Orlando Pirates	RS Berkane

1	1

After extra time
RS Berkane won 5–4 on penalties

Date

20 May 2022 (2022-05-20)

Venue

Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Nigeria

Man of the Match

Thembinkosi Lorch (Orlando Pirates)

Referee

Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

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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

Further information: 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup

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

Orlando Pirates

Round

RS Berkane

Confederation Cup

Opponent

Agg.

1st leg

2nd leg

Qualifying rounds

Opponent

Agg.

1st leg

2nd leg

Bye

First round

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

Group stage

Opponent

Result

JS Saoura

2–0 (H)

Matchday 1

USGN

5–3 (H)

Al Ittihad

2–3 (A)

Matchday 2

ASEC Mimosas

1–3 (A)

Royal Leopards

6–2 (A)

Matchday 3

Simba

2–0 (H)

Royal Leopards

3–0 (H)

Matchday 4

Simba

0–1 (A)

JS Saoura

2–0 (A)

Matchday 5

USGN

2–2 (A)

Al Ittihad

0–0 (H)

Matchday 6

ASEC Mimosas

1–0 (H)

Group B winners

Pos	Team v t e	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	Team v t e	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

20 May 2022 (2022-05-20)20:00 UTC+1

Orlando Pirates	1–1 (a.e.t.)	RS Berkane
Lorch 117'	Report	El Fahli 97' (pen.)
Penalties
Jele Lorch Mabaso Monare Ofori	4–5	El Moussaoui Zghoudi Mokadem Dayo El Bahraoui

Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, UyoReferee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)


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 (footballer, born 2 003)\|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

Notes

References

"CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF.

External links

CAFonline.com

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