THIS year’s CAF Super Cup will be played in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as part of the ‘Riyadh Season’ of various sporting events, the Confederation of African Football has confirmed.
The CAF Super Cup is an annual fixture between the winners of the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup to usher in the new campaign.
This year’s edition of the match is between Al Ahly, who won the CAF Champions League, and Confederation Cup winners Zamalek, both based in Cairo, Egypt, but CAF is taking the fixture to Saudi Arabia.
“The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) President Dr Patrice Motsepe together with His Excellency Turki bin Abdulmohsen Alalshikh, Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority (“GEA”), announced that Riyadh, Saudi Arabia will host the TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup Final 2024,” the continental governing body stated last night.
“The TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup Final 2024 will feature the current winners of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League, Al Ahly SC and the current winners of the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup, Zamalek SC and will be played on Friday 27 September 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
“CAF will announce the venue and kick-off time of the match in due course.”
CAF President Dr Motsepe said: “The partnership between CAF and Saudi Arabia is based on the excellent relationship and mutual commitment of both the parties.
“CAF is excited to work together and partner with the General Entertainment Authority. We look forward to the TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup Final 2024 between two of the most popular and successful Clubs in Africa, namely Al Ahly and Zamalek.”
Saudi Arabia’s Turki Alalshikh said: “We are delighted to host the African Super Cup at Riyadh Season, which represents one of the most important tournaments on the African continent. This event features two football giants from our sister country, the Arab Republic of Egypt: Al-Ahly and Zamalek. We all look forward to a competitive match that lives up to its promises.”
