USM Alger Beat Mamelodi Sundowns 3-1 in Pretoria to Win Second CAF Super Cup
USM Alger beat Mamelodi Sundowns 3-1 at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria on Sunday, November 8, to win the 2026 CAF Super Cup. It is the Algerian club's second Super Cup title. They also won it in 2023, when they beat Al Ahly 1-0. The winners receive $500,000, and the runners-up get $250,000.
The Super Cup is a one-off match between the winners of the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup. Sundowns came in as African champions after beating AS FAR 2-1 on aggregate in the 2025-26 final. USM Alger came in as Confederation Cup holders after beating Zamalek 8-7 on penalties in May.
The visitors started better. Zakaria Draoui scored in the fourth minute. Sundowns then lost forward Brayan Leon to an injury in the 17th minute, and Iqraam Rayners came on in his place. A penalty was awarded to the hosts after an incident involving Aubrey Modiba, and Rayners scored from the spot in the 25th minute to make it 1-1.
USM Alger restored their lead before half-time. Captain Saâdi Redouani scored in the 37th minute. Ahmed Khaldi added the third goal to complete the 3-1 win. The attendance was listed as 10,000.
The result is a big one for USM Alger's coach, Lamine N'Diaye. The 70-year-old Senegalese took over in February and has since added the Algerian Cup. He also extended his contract. N'Diaye has won the Champions League before, with TP Mazembe in 2010. USM Alger are fifth in the Algerian league and have a game in hand.
For Sundowns, coached by Miguel Cardoso, it was a disappointing end to a good run at home. They lead the Betway Premiership after ten games, with eight wins and two draws, and they won the MTN8. But they were knocked out of this season's Champions League in the second preliminary round by Angola's Wiliete, on away goals. That made the Super Cup their only chance of continental silverware this season.
The history also favoured the winners in the end. North African clubs had won 24 of the first 34 editions. Sundowns won their only title in 2017, with a 1-0 win over TP Mazembe at the same ground. The two clubs had met twice before, in the 2019-20 Champions League group stage, and Sundowns won both games. This time USM Alger turned it around.