What teams will play in the 2022/23 CAF Confederation Cup final?

What teams will play in the 2022/23 CAF Confederation Cup final?

Jidechi Chidiezie 23:10 - 25.05.2023

The 2022/23 edition of the competition had seen Nigeria's Remo Stars, Kwara United, Plateau United and Rivers United participate certain points.

Following a lengthy season of continental football, the 2022/23 CAF Confederation Cup will come to end with Tanzania's Young Africans and Algeria's USM Alger wrapping up the competition on Sunday, May 28 and Saturday, June 3.

The 2022/23 edition of the competition had seen over 50 teams from 39 associations enter the competition, with Nigeria being ably represented by Remo Stars, Kwara United, Plateau United and Rivers United at certain points.

However, the finale will see the duo of Young Africans: who become the first Tanzanian club to reach the Confederation Cup final, and USM Alger: who feature in their second continental final after the 2015 CAF Champions League final, clash in the two-legged encounter.

Young Africans Road to the Final

Play-off Round

1st Leg Young Africans 0 Club Africain 0

2nd Leg Club Africain 0 Young Africans 1

Young Africans won 1-0 on aggregate

Group Stages

Union Monastirienne 2 Young African 0

Young Africans 3 TP Mazembe 1

Real Bamako 1 Young Africans 1

Young Africans 2 Real Bamako 0

Young Africans 2 Union Monastirienne 0

TP Mazembe 0 Young Africans 1

Quarterfinal

First Leg, Rivers United 0 Young Africans 2

Second Leg, Young Africans 0 Rivers United 0

Young Africans progress 2-0 on aggregate

Semi-final

First Leg, Young Africans 2 Marumo Gallants 0

Second Leg, Marumo Gallants 1 Young Africans 2

Young Africans progress 4-1 on aggregate

USM Alger's Road to the Final

Second Round

First Leg ASC Kara 0 USM Alger 2

Second Leg USM Alger 2 ASC Kara 1

USM Alger wins 4-1 on aggregate

Playoff Round

First Leg Cape Town City 0 USM Alger 0

Second Leg USM Alger 1 Cape Town City 0

USM Alger wins 1-0 on aggregate

Group Stage

USM Alger 3 Saint Eloi Lupopo 0

Al Akhdar 1 USM Alger 1

USM Alger 2 Marumo Gallants 0

Marumo Gallants 2 USM Alger 0

Saint Eloi Lupopo 1 USM Alger 1

USM Alger 4 Al Akhdar 1

Quarter-final

First Leg USM Alger 2 ASFAR 0

Second Leg ASFAR 3 USM Alger 2

USM Alger wins 4-3 on aggregate

Semi-final

First leg ASEC Mimosas 0 USM Alger 0

Second leg USM Alger 2 ASEC Mimosas 0

USM Alger wins 2-0 on aggregate