2021/2022 CAF Champions League winners Wydad Athletic Club and 21/22 CAF Confederation Cup champions RS Berkane will have the pleasure of battling for the 2022 CAF Super Cup on home soil as this year’s edition is set to be played in Rabat, Morocco on Saturday 10 September 2022.Rabat, the city that hosted the successful 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, was once again preferred for the match that will be played at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium.September 10th awaits! ⏳Which side will bag the 2022 #TotalEnergiesCAFSC? 🏆@WACofficiel | @RSBfootball pic.twitter.com/iDIomlE6JE— TotalEnergies CAFSC 🏆 (@CAFCLCC) September 1, 2022 The CAF Super Cup, much like the Uefa Super Cup where the winner of the Uefa Champions league faces the Uefa Europa League winners, pits the winner of the CAF Champions League against the Confederation Cup winners.Back in May this year, Zouheir El Moutaraji’s brace ensured Wydad upset record 10-time champions Al Ahly to clinch their third African crown that guaranteed their spot in the Super Cup.🇲🇦 Zouhair El Moutaraji 🆚 Chadrack Lukombe 🇨🇩Remarkable numbers in the previous season! 👏Ready to see them in action in the #TotalEnergiesCAFSC? 🏆 pic.twitter.com/DCEId862pM— TotalEnergies CAFSC 🏆 (@CAFCLCC) September 6, 2022 RS Berkane on the other hand needed post-match penalties (5-4) to edge Orlando Pirates and clinch their second crown after their final match ended 1-1 after extra timeThis is Wydad’s fourth final which sees them go level with Raja Casablanca for the most Super Cup Final appearances for a Moroccan team.No country has had more different clubs reaching the Super Cup final than Morocco (6). In addition to Wydad Casablanca, Raja Casablanca, RS Berkane and Maghreb FEZ, they have also had FAR Rabat and FUS Rabat ending as runners up.🇲🇦 Zouhair El Moutaraji 🆚 Chadrack Lukombe 🇨🇩Remarkable numbers in the previous season! 👏Ready to see them in action in the #TotalEnergiesCAFSC? 🏆 pic.twitter.com/DCEId862pM— TotalEnergies CAFSC 🏆 (@CAFCLCC) September 6, 2022 Background Information on hostsCairo has hosted the CAF Super Cup Final on six occasions – more than any other city, followed by Casablanca (three times) and Doha.Past Super CAF Super Cups with teams from the same countryThe first occasion when two teams from the same country met in the CAF Super Cup Final was on 16 January 1994 at Soccer City in Johannesburg, South Africa in what was officially the second addition of the trophy when Egyptian giants Zamalek and Cairo neighbours Al Ahly played against each other.##NAJAVA_MECA_6624804##In that 1994 CAF Super Cup final, Zamalek, the 1993 African Club of Champions Club Winner defeated their countrymen and city rivals Al Ahly the 1993 African Cup Winners Cup Champions 1-0, Ayman Mansour scored the games only goal in the 86th minute for Zamalek.
