2026 CAF Confederation Cup final

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Date9 May 2026 (2026-05-09)
Date16 May 2026 (2026-05-16)
2026 CAF Confederation Cup final
Event2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup
First leg
Date9 May 2026 (2026-05-09)
VenueStade du 5 Juillet, Algiers
Second leg
Date16 May 2026 (2026-05-16)
VenueCairo International Stadium, Cairo
2025
2027

The 2026 CAF Confederation Cup final will be the final matches of the 2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup, the 23rd season of the CAF Confederation Cup and the 51st as Africa's secondary club football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).[1][2]

Team Zone Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Algeria USM Alger UNAF (North Africa) 1 (2023)
Egypt Zamalek UNAF (North Africa) 2 (2019, 2024)

Venues

Stade du 5 Juillet in Algiers, Algeria, will host the first leg.
Cairo International Stadium in Cairo, Egypt, will host the second leg.

Road to the final

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

Algeria USM Alger Round Egypt Zamalek
Opponent Agg 1st leg 2nd leg Qualifying rounds Opponent Agg 1st leg 2nd leg
Bye First round Bye
Ivory Coast AFAD Djékanou 3–1 0–1 (A) 3–0 (H) Second round Somalia Dekedaha 7–0 6–0 (A) 1–0 (H)
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Ivory Coast San Pédro 3–2 (H) Matchday 1 Zambia ZESCO United 1–0 (H)
Morocco Olympic Safi 1–0 (A) Matchday 2 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs 1–1 (A)
Mali Djoliba 2–0 (H) Matchday 3 Egypt Al Masry 0–0 (H)
Mali Djoliba 0–0 (A) Matchday 4 Egypt Al Masry 2–1 (A)
Ivory Coast San Pédro 3–2 (A) Matchday 5 Zambia ZESCO United 0–1 (A)
Morocco Olympic Safi 0–0 (H) Matchday 6 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs 2–1 (H)
Group A winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Algeria USM Alger 6 14
2 Morocco Olympic Safi 6 13
3 Mali Djoliba 6 4
4 Ivory Coast San Pédro 6 3
Source: CAF
Final standings Group D winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Egypt Zamalek 6 11
2 Egypt Al Masry 6 10
3 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs 6 10
4 Zambia ZESCO United 6 3
Source: CAF
Opponent Agg 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg 1st leg 2nd leg
Democratic Republic of the Congo Maniema Union 2–2 (a) 1–2 (A) 1–0 (H) Quarter-finals Republic of the Congo AS Otohô 3–2 1–1 (A) 2–1 (H)
Morocco Olympic Safi 1–1 (a) 0–0 (H) 1–1 (A) Semi-finals Algeria CR Belouizdad 1–0 1–0 (A) 0–0 (H)

Format

The final will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis.

If the aggregate score will be tied after the second leg, the away goals rule will be applied, and if still tied, extra time will not be played, and a penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winner.

Matches

First leg

Details

USM Alger AlgeriavEgypt Zamalek
Report
USM Alger
Zamalek
Match rules
  • 90 minutes.
  • Nine named substitutes, of which up to five may be used.[note 1]

Second leg

Details

Zamalek EgyptvAlgeria USM Alger
Report
Zamalek
USM Alger
Match rules

See also

Notes

References

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