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African Super Cup: Raja Casablanca beat Esperance


Morocco's Raja Casablanca have now won the African Super Cup twice (2000 and 2019)Raja Casablanca of Morocco deservedly won the African Super Cup on Friday, narrowly beating Tunisia's Esperance 2-1 to lift the trophy for the second time. Goals from Abdelilah Hafidi, a superb first half strike from 20 yards, and a neat close-range finish from captain Badr Benoun in the 65th minute sealed the win for Confederation Cup winners Raja. The Super Cup is an annual one-off match pitting the winner of the Champions League and second-tier Confederation Cup against each other. Friday's match was played in the 2022 World Cup host nation, Qatar, the first time it has been played outside Africa. Esperance now stay in Doha and will face CA Bizertin in the Tunisian Super Cup on 1 April in the same stadium.


Source: BBC March 29, 2019 18:33 UTC



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