The first leg of the CAF Confederation Cup 2023/24 Final will kick-off in Berkane, Morocco, between Morocco’s RS Berkane FC and Zamalek SC of Egypt on Sunday, 12 May 2024.

The match, a repeat of the 2019 Final between the two Clubs, will kick-off at 20h00 Local Time (19h00 GMT).

This season marks the 21st edition of the competition and with every season, exciting African club football memories continue to be engraved in the rich history books of African football – with this edition set to continue the legacy.

The double legged tie will then conclude a week later at the Cairo International Stadium when Zamalek plays host to the second leg on Sunday, 19 May at 19h00 Local Time (17h00 GMT).

Both RS Berkane and Zamalek raised their hands and stamped their authority as the tournament’s firm favourites after finishing top of their respective groups without a single loss enroute to the final.

While the Moroccans have enjoyed more CAF Confederation Cup success than their Egyptian counterparts, having won the title twice and losing out once in the final, Zamalek have proven cup pedigree and will certainly aim at repeating their 2019 success over the Moroccans to halt what could potentially be a five-year continental trophy drought for the White Knights.

Sunday’s start to the double-legged final is set to be broadcast live and in high-definition to the global audience, with CAF pulling out all the stops in ensuring that African football’s global audience experiences both finals in the best broadcast technology.

In addition to the live broadcast across the globe, fans are also invited to be a part of the online conversation and enjoy exclusive behind the scenes content across CAF’s digital platforms using CAF Confederation Cup.

Confederation Cup Final 

Sunday, 12 May 2024

19h00 GMT | RS Berkane vs Zamalek SC

Sunday, 19 May 2024 

17h00 GMT | Zamalek SC vs RS Berkane

-CAF

Algeria’s hope of stalling the final matches of the CAF Confederation Cup has collapsed. This is sequel to the rejection of accelerated hearing put up by the Algeria football  federation.

The final matches pitch RS Berkane against Zamalek of Egypt. The second leg of the final match will be held in Cairo on May 19. By that time, the appeal filed by Algeria would not have been heard.

On April 26, the CAS rejected the urgent request from the the Algerian federation to halt the final matches until their appeal has been heard.

“This request was rejected ex parte by the president of the CAS Appeals Chamber,” explains the body in a press release published last Thursday, May 2.

The CAF Interclub Competitions and Management of the Club Licensing System Committee has awarded the unplayed Confederation Cup  second leg semi-final fixture between RS Berkane and USM Alger to Morocco’s RS Berkane.

The same decision was taken on the unplayed first leg match in Algeria. Thus, without having to kick the ball, RS Berkane moved to the final matches, technically with a 6-0 aggregate, the highest semi-final scorelines since the competition began 20 years ago.

According to  the CAF Inter-clubs committee, the case  against Algeria’s USM Alger has been passed to the Disciplinary Board of CAF for possible additional sanctions.