Attendance 50,000 Attendance 65,000 Champion TP Mazembe Event 2010 CAF Champions League | Weather Sunny Weather Partly Cloudy Start date October 31, 2010 | |
Venues Lubumbashi, Radès, Stade Frederic Kibassa Maliba, Stade Olympique de Radès Referees Kokou Djaoupe (Togolese Football Federation), Daniel Bennett (South Africa) People also search for 2009 CAF Champions League Final | ||
The 2010 CAF Champions League Final was the final of 2010 CAF Champions League. TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of the Congo beat Espérance ST from Tunisia 6–1 on aggregate to win their fourth title in the competition, and their second in a row. They also qualified to the quarter-finals for the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup.
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Background
TP Mazembe won the title in 2009, which was their third title overall after winning it 1967 and 1968 when it was called the African Cup of Champions Clubs. Espérance entered the Champions league for the first time since 2005. In 1994 they won their only title so far. Both teams met in the Group stage, with each victorious in their home matches - Mazembe winning 2–1, while Espérance won 3–0. Both teams qualified for the semifinals on the second-last matchday. In the semifinals Mazembe defeated the Algerian side (and Group Stage winner) JS Kabylie 3–1 on aggregate, winning the first leg at home by that score, with the second leg ending in a scoreless draw. Espérance faced Al-Ahly from Egypt and lost the first leg 2–1 away from home. In need of a win in the second leg, Espérance were victorious 1–0 and reached the final on the away goals rule.
First Leg
Assistant referees:
Biagui Djoukere
Mathias Ayena
Fourth official:
Kokou Atsoo
Second Leg
Assistant referees:
Siwela Zakhele
Somi Luyanda
Fourth official:
Ebrahim Abdul Basit