The stage is set for a gripping climax to the 2024-25 CAF Confederation Cup, as Moroccan giants RS Berkane prepare to lock horns with Tanzanian trailblazers Simba SC in a two-legged final on 17 and 25 May 2025.
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RS Berkane will host the opening leg at the Berkane Municipal Stadium, aiming to capitalise on their experience and home advantage. The “Orange Boys” are no strangers to the latter stages of this competition. Finalists for the fifth time since 2019 and champions in 2020 and 2022, they have firmly established themselves as a powerhouse in African club football.
Their path to the final has been marked by consistency and resilience – topping Group B ahead of Stellenbosch, Desportivo da Lunda Sul, and Stade Malien, before dispatching ASEC Mimosas and CS Constantine with a combined 6-1 scoreline in the knockout rounds.
Simba SC, on the other hand, are scripting a new chapter in Tanzanian football history. By reaching the final, “Wekundu wa Msimbazi” have become the first club from Tanzania to achieve this feat in the CAF Confederation Cup. Their continental pedigree is growing, having last featured in a CAF club final in 1993, when they fell to Stella Club in the CAF Cup.
This time, Simba emerged from Group A ahead of strong opposition including CS Constantine and CS Sfaxien, before surviving a tense penalty shootout against Al Masry and edging past Stellenbosch in a gritty semifinal win.
Key players could prove decisive across the two legs. For RS Berkane, central defender Issoufou Dayo has been a standout, combining defensive solidity with three crucial goals in the competition – making him a threat in both boxes.
Simba’s creative engine is Ivorian playmaker Jean Charles Ahoua, who has been instrumental in driving their attack and will be central to their hopes of continental glory.
The two teams have a brief but balanced head-to-head history, each winning once in their 2021/22 group-stage encounters.
With a trophy on the line and national pride at stake, this final promises to deliver passion, drama, and potentially a historic moment for East African football.
Will experience triumph, or will Simba SC complete their fairy tale? All eyes will be on Africa’s secondary club showpiece over the next two weekends.
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GOtv Broadcast details
Saturday 17 May
21:00: RS Berkane v Simba SC – LIVE on SuperSport GOtv Africa
Sunday 25 May
21:00: Simba SC v RS Berkane – LIVE on SuperSport GOtv Africa