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2023 African Football League final
	Match programme cover
Event	2023 African Football League
First leg
Date	5 November 2023
Venue	Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca
Referee	Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
Attendance	45,000
Weather	Mostly cloudy; 18 °C (64 °F); 84% humidity
Second leg
Date	12 November 2023
Venue	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Referee	Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Attendance	50,000
Weather	Partially covered; 34 °C (93 °F); 22% humidity
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The 2023 African Football League final were the final matches of the 2023 African Football League, the 1st edition of Africa's newest club football tournament, the African Football League, organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Venues

Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, hosted the second leg.

Road to the final

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

Wydad AC				Round	Mamelodi Sundowns
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg		Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Enyimba	4–0	1–0 (A)	3–0 (H)	Quarter-finals	Petro de Luanda	2–0	2–0 (A)	0–0 (H)
Espérance de Tunis	1–1 (5–4 p)	1–0 (H)	0–1 (A)	Semi-finals	Al Ahly	1–0	1–0 (H)	0–0 (A)

Format

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

If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still tied, extra time was played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.

Matches

First leg

Details

5 November 2023

19:00 UTC+1

Wydad AC	2–1	Mamelodi Sundowns
Coetzee 41' (o.g.) Serrhat 78'	Report	Boutouil 74' (pen.)

Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)

Wydad AC

Mamelodi Sundowns


GK	32	Youssef El Motie
RB	22	Ayoub El Amloud	47'
CB	4	Amine Aboulfath
CB	16	Jamal Harkass
LB	14	Yahia Attiyat Allah
RM	19	Montasser Lahtimi		45+13'
CM	5	Yahya Jabrane (c)	73'
CM	17	Zakaria Draoui
LM	23	Hicham Boussefiane		66'
AM	13	Abdellah Haimoud		65'
CF	21	Charki El Bahri		78'
Substitutes:
GK	1	Mehdi Maftah
GK	40	Boubacar Bah
DF	2	Oussama Mahrous
DF	15	Hamza Regragui
DF	20	Ilyes Chetti
DF	25	Amine Farhane
MF	3	Anas Serrhat		65'
MF	24	Soufyan Ahannach
FW	10	Hamdou Elhouni		45+13'
FW	11	Mohamed Ounajem		66'
FW	27	Bouly Sambou		78'
FW	30	Saifeddine Bouhra
Manager:
Adil Ramzi


GK	30	Ronwen Williams
RB	25	Khuliso Mudau
CB	40	Rivaldo Coetzee
CB	20	Grant Kekana	45'
LB	13	Abdelmounaim Boutouil
RM	11	Marcelo Allende
DM	4	Teboho Mokoena
LM	17	Aubrey Modiba	68'
RW	33	Thapelo Maseko	45'
CF	18	Themba Zwane (c)	81'
LW	7	Lesiba William Nku	68'
Substitutes:
GK	1	Denis Onyango
DF	3	Rushine De Reuck
DF	5	Mosa Lebusa	45'
DF	6	Brian Onyango
MF	8	Bongani Zungu	81'
MF	14	Terrence Mashego
MF	21	Sphelele Mkhulise
MF	34	Mothobi Mvala
MF	35	Neo Maema	68'
MF	39	Lebohang Maboe	45'
FW	10	Gastón Sirino	68'
FW	22	Siyabonga Mabena
Manager:
Rhulani Mokwena

Assistant referees:
Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim (Sudan)
Khalil Hassani (Djibouti)
Fourth official:
Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)
Video assistant referee:
Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Mokrane Gourari (Algeria)

Match rules

90 minutes.
Twelve named substitutes, of which up to five may be used.^{[note 1]}

Statistics

First half
Statistic	Wydad AC	Mamelodi Sundowns
Goals scored	1	0
Total shots	2	1
Shots on target	1	0
Saves	0	0
Ball possession	56%	44%
Corner kicks	2	1
Fouls committed	9	7
Offsides	2	0
Yellow cards	0	0
Red cards	0	0

Second half
Statistic	Wydad AC	Mamelodi Sundowns
Goals scored	1	1
Total shots	6	6
Shots on target	1	2
Saves	1	0
Ball possession	43%	57%
Corner kicks	0	5
Fouls committed	7	6
Offsides	1	1
Yellow cards	2	0
Red cards	0	0

Overall^[2]
Statistic	Wydad AC	Mamelodi Sundowns
Goals scored	2	1
Total shots	8	7
Shots on target	2	2
Saves	1	0
Ball possession	49%	51%
Corner kicks	2	6
Fouls committed	16	13
Offsides	3	1
Yellow cards	2	0
Red cards	0	0

Second leg

Details

12 November 2023

15:00 UTC+2

Mamelodi Sundowns	2–0	Wydad AC
Shalulile 45+3' Modiba 53'	Report

Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)

Mamelodi Sundowns

Wydad AC


MF	4	Teboho Mokoena	90+9'
DF	5	Mosa Lebusa
FW	7	Lesiba William Nku
FW	11	Marcelo Allende		90+8'
DF	13	Abdelmounaim Boutouil
MF	17	Aubrey Modiba		89'
MF	18	Themba Zwane (c)	89'	90'
FW	23	Lucas Ribeiro Costa		66'
DF	25	Khuliso Mudau	90+9'
GK	30	Ronwen Williams	86'
MF	34	Mothobi Mvala
FW	38	Peter Shalulile		89'
Substitutes:
GK	1	Denis Onyango
DF	3	Rushine De Reuck
DF	6	Brian Onyango		89'
MF	8	Bongani Zungu		66'
FW	10	Gastón Sirino
MF	14	Terrence Mashego		89'
MF	21	Sphelele Mkhulise
FW	22	Siyabonga Mabena
MF	24	Sipho Mbule
FW	33	Thapelo Maseko	90+10'	90'
MF	35	Neo Maema
MF	39	Lebohang Maboe		90+8'
Manager:
Rhulani Mokwena


MF	3	Anas Serrhat	45+12'	85'
DF	4	Amine Aboulfath
MF	13	Abdellah Haimoud		65'
DF	14	Yahia Attiyat Allah
DF	16	Jamal Harkass
FW	19	Montasser Lahtimi		45'
DF	22	Ayoub El Amloud (c)
FM	17	Zakaria Draoui
FW	21	Charki El Bahri	38'	45'
FW	23	Hicham Boussefiane		65'
GK	32	Youssef El Motie
Substitutes:
GK	1	Mehdi Maftah
DF	2	Oussama Mahrous
FW	10	Hamdou Elhouni		65'
FW	11	Mohamed Ounajem		85'
DF	15	Hamza Regragui
DF	20	Ilyes Chetti
MF	24	Soufyan Ahannach		65'
DF	25	Amine Farhane
FW	27	Bouly Sambou		45'
FW	30	Saifeddine Bouhra		45'
DF	35	Arsène Zola
GK	40	Boubacar Bah
Manager:
Adil Ramzi

Assistant referees:
Elvis Guy Noupue Nguegoue (Cameroon)
Arsenio Shadrick Marongella (Mozambique)
Video assistant referee:
Peter Waweru (Kenya)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)

Match rules

90 minutes.
Penalty shoot-out if tied on aggregate and away goals.
Twelve named substitutes, of which up to five may be used.

Statistics

First half
Statistic	Mamelodi Sundowns	Wydad AC
Goals scored	1	0
Total shots	4	0
Shots on target	2	0
Saves	0	1
Ball possession	73%	27%
Corner kicks	2	0
Fouls committed	3	5
Offsides	2	0
Yellow cards	0	2
Red cards	0	0

Second half
Statistic	Mamelodi Sundowns	Wydad AC
Goals scored	1	0
Total shots	4	3
Shots on target	1	1
Saves	1	0
Ball possession	49%	51%
Corner kicks	2	1
Fouls committed	6	4
Offsides	0	2
Yellow cards	5	0
Red cards	0	0

Overall
Statistic	Mamelodi Sundowns	Wydad AC
Goals scored	2	0
Total shots	8	3
Shots on target	3	1
Saves	1	1
Ball possession	60%	40%
Corner kicks	4	1
Fouls committed	9	9
Offsides	2	2
Yellow cards	5	2
Red cards	0	0

Notes

^ Each team was only given three opportunities to make substitutions, excluding substitutions made at half-time.

References

^ ^a ^b "The inaugural African Football League (AFL) kicks off in October 2023 and will be preceded by official draw on Saturday 2 September 2023". Confederation of African Football. 29 August 2023.
^ "1st leg team statistics". afl.africa. African Football League.

External links

[African_Football_League_final-2] Each team was only given three opportunities to make substitutions, excluding substitutions made at half-time.

[AFL-1] "The inaugural African Football League (AFL) kicks off in October 2023 and will be preceded by official draw on Saturday 2 September 2023". Confederation of African Football. 29 August 2023.

[1st_leg_team_statistics-3] "1st leg team statistics". afl.africa. African Football League.

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