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.
Teams TeamZonePrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners) Raja CAUNAF (North Africa)1 (2018) JS KabylieUNAF (North Africa)None
Venue
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.
Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). Raja CARound JS KabylieChampions LeagueConfederation CupOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legQualifying rounds(CL, CC)OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Teungueth0–0 0–0 (A)0–0 (H)First round USGN4–12–1 (A)2–0 (H)Confederation Cup US Monastir1–1 1–0 (H)0–1 (A)Play-off round Stade Malien2–2 (a)1–2 (A)1–0 (H)OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult Namungo1–0 (H)Matchday 1 Coton Sport1–0 (H) Nkana2–0 (A)Matchday 2 NAPSA Stars2–2 (A) Pyramids2–0 (H)Matchday 3 RS Berkane0–0 (A) Pyramids3–0 (A)Matchday 4 RS Berkane0–0 (H) Namungo3–0 (A)Matchday 5 Coton Sport2–1 (A) Nkana2–0 (H)Matchday 6 NAPSA Stars2–1 (H)Group D winnersFinal standingsGroup B winnersOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnockout stageOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Orlando Pirates5–11–1 (A)4–0 (H)Quarter-finals CS Sfaxien2–11–0 (A)1–1 (H) Pyramids0–0 0–0 (A)0–0 (H)Semi-finals Coton Sport5–12–1 (A)3–0 (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 would not to be played and the winner would be decided by a penalty shoot-out (Regulations Article III. 28).
Officials
Match
GK 1 Anas Zniti (c)CB 24 Marouane HadhoudiCB 15 Ilias HaddadRB 29 Abdelilah Madkour LB 27 Oussama SoukhaneCM 16 Omar Arjoune CM 17 Zakaria El WardiRW 10 Mahmoud Benhalib AM 18 Abdelilah Hafidi LW 21 Soufiane Rahimi CF 28 Ben Malango Substitutes:GK 22 Mohamed BouamiraDF 3 Mohamed SouboulDF 20 Abdeljalil JbiraMF 6 Fabrice Ngoma MF 19 Mohamed Zrida MF 23 Mohamed Al Makaazi MF 26 Riad IdbouiguiguineFW 14 Zakaria HabtiFW 30 Ayoub Nanah Manager: Lassaad Chabbi GK 25 Oussama BenbotCB 31 Ahmed Kerroum CB 2 Ahmed Ait AbdessalemCB 5 Badreddine SouyadRM 22 Walid BencherifaCM 13 Aziz BenabdiCM 8 Juba Oukaci LM 21 Malik Raiah AM 7 Mohamed BenchairaCF 17 Rédha Bensayah (c) CF 9 Zaka Substitutes:GK 1 Mohamed Idir HadidDF 3 Abdelmoumen ChikhiDF 4 Bilal Tizi BoualiDF 37 Fares DjabriMF 6 Ammar El OrfiMF 14 Abdussalam Tubal MF 38 Kouceila Boualia FW 11 Rezki Hamroune FW 34 Massinissa Nezla Manager: Denis Lavagne
Man of the Match: Soufiane Rahimi(Raja CA)
Assistant referees: Zakhele Siwela (South Africa) Souru Phatsoane (Lesotho) Fourth official: Jean-Jacques Ndala (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.
See also 2021 CAF Champions League Final 2021–22 CAF Super Cup
Notes
References
External links CAFonline.com