2017 CAF Super Cup
Football match
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The 2017 CAF Super Cup (officially the 2017 Total CAF Super Cup for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 25th CAF Super Cup, an annual football match in Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), between the winners of the previous season's two CAF club competitions, the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup.
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| Date | 18 February 2017 | ||||||
| Venue | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | ||||||
| Referee | Gehad Grisha (Egypt) | ||||||
The match was played between Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa, the 2016 CAF Champions League winners, and TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup winners. It was hosted by Mamelodi Sundowns at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria on 18 February 2017.[2]
Mamelodi Sundowns defeated TP Mazembe 1–0 to win their first CAF Super Cup.[3]
Teams
| Team | Zone | Qualification | Previous appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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 Mamelodi Sundowns |
COSAFA (Southern Africa) | 2016 CAF Champions League winners | None |
 TP Mazembe |
UNIFFAC (Central Africa) | 2016 CAF Confederation Cup winners | 3 (2010, 2011, 2016) |
Venue
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Format
The CAF Super Cup was played as a single match, with the CAF Champions League winners hosting the match. If the score was tied at the end of regulation, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (CAF Champions League Regulations XXVII and CAF Confederation Cup Regulations XXV).[4][5]
Match
Details
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 1–0 | TP Mazembe |
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Assistant referees:
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Prize money
The winners would receive $100,000 USD in prize money while the runners-up would receive $75,000 USD.[8]