2023–2024 CAF Numbers from the Champions League

On Saturday night, Al Ahly defeated Esperance de Tunis 1-0 (on aggregate) to capture the title of 2023–24 CAF Champions. We examine in more detail the figures and data that shaped this competition’s edition.

60 – The 2023–24 Champions League marked the competition’s 60th anniversary as Africa’s top continental event (and its 28th under the Champions League moniker).

54 – There were 54 teams competing in the Champions League this season, representing 42 different nations.

There are 183 days in the group stage, which begins on November 24, 2023, and ends on May 25, 2024, when the second leg of the final is played.

62 is the total number of games that were played in the competition (qualifying stages excluded).

94 goals were scored at an average of 1.52 goals per match throughout the tournament (excluding the qualifying stages).

12 – Al Ahly’s victory this season allowed them to win the Champions League a record-tying 12 times. Three of the last four editions have been won by the Egyptian heavyweights.

Sankara William Karamoko of the ASEC Mimosas scored four goals to top all scorers in the competition.

Al Ahly received a prize money of $4 million in US dollars ($) for winning the Champions League. Esperance, the runners-up, took home $2 million.

25 – After 25 meetings between Al Ahly and Esperance, the Red Eagles have won 11 of the teams’ eight meetings, with four games ending in draws.

2- The upcoming CAF Super Cup will feature a match between Cairo’s heavyweights, Al Ahly and Zamalek (victors of the CAF Confederation Cup).