Ahmed Khaldi registered a goal and an assist in Pretoria as Algerian side USM Alger defeated Mamelodi Sundowns 3-1 to lift their second CAF Super Cup.

Published 8 Nov 2026, 19:48 GMT

2 min read

USM Alger players celebrate with the CAF Super Cup trophy — USM Alger celebrate winning the CAF Super Cup in Pretoria

Listen to this article

Playback position

0:002:15

Playback speed

Algerian club USM Alger lifted their second CAF Super Cup trophy on Sunday after beating South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns 3-1 at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria.

Forward Ahmed Khaldi set up the fourth-minute opener and scored a second-half goal to seal the US$500,000 winner's prize for the CAF Confederation Cup holders, according to the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Khaldi drove into the box from the right flank inside four minutes and squared the ball across the face of goal for Zakaria Draoui to tap in against Mamelodi Sundowns.

Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso was forced into two early line-up changes, replacing Portuguese midfielder Nuno Santos with Cassius Mailula after a warm-up injury before bringing on Iqraam Rayners for injured striker Brayan León in the 15th minute.

Rayners pulled the hosts level from the penalty spot in the 25th minute after a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) review penalised a handball, sending Algerian goalkeeper Oussama Benbot the wrong way.

After Benbot denied Thapelo Morena from a Mailula cross, USM Alger — who qualified by beating Egypt’s Zamalek on penalties in the Confederation Cup final — regained the lead in the 37th minute when Saadi Radouani nodded in a rebound after a header from a corner hit the crossbar.

Following a weather delay before the second half, Khaldi cut inside from the edge of the area in the 55th minute and curled a strike past Sundowns goalkeeper Ronwen Williams into the far corner.

Williams later parried efforts from Khaldi and Dramane Kamagaté, while VAR disallowed a late own goal at the other end because the ball had gone out of play in the build-up.

The victory adds the 2026 crown to USM Alger’s 2023 triumph and means Confederation Cup winners have claimed four of the past five CAF Super Cups, with Egypt’s Pyramids FC the sole Champions League holder to win during that run.

Araba IncoomAraba Incoom writes on multiple topics with a vast knowledge across different sector. You can almost call me an AI, after all, my initials are Araba Incoom.

USM Alger stun Mamelodi Sundowns 3-1 in Pretoria to win second CAF Super Cup

Suggested for you

More Stories

GPL 2025/2026 : Port City beat Basake Holy Stars to return to winning ways

Video: Daniel-Kofi Kyereh spotted in Ghana ahead of Black Stars AFCON qualifier doubleheader against Somalia

Top House Democrat &#8216;a hard yes&#8217; on impeaching Hegseth

White House vows to keep up immigration crackdown after midterms defeat

Nvidia launches investigation into CEO&#8217;s affair with suspected Chinese spy

England await Guehi scan results after injury concern

Discussion

Top House Democrat ‘a hard yes’ on impeaching Hegseth

Nvidia launches investigation into CEO’s affair with suspected Chinese spy