USM Alger created history by clinching their first-ever continental title as they edged out Tanzania's Young Africans (Yanga) on the away goals rule in a thrilling finale of the 2022-23 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup.
Despite a 1-0 defeat at home in front of a packed Stade du 5 Juillet in
USM Alger's Islam Merili emerged as the hero of the match, scoring a crucial 84th-minute winner that propelled his team closer to their first-ever continental trophy. In a tightly contested first leg of the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup final in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, USM Alger edged past Young Africans
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Algeria’s USM Alger have progressed to the final of the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup after edging out Asec Mimosas 2-0 at the Stade 5 Juillet in Algiers on Wednesday.
The victory at home soared the Algerians through to face Tanzania’s Young Africans (Yanga) with the first leg having ended in
Algeria’s USM Alger beat cross-border neighbours AS FAR Rabat 2-0 at the Stade 5 Juillet and put themselves in the driving seat of their TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup quarter final tie on Sunday.
Goals in either half from Saadi Radouani and skipper Zineddine Bellaid gave the home side victory and