Algeria’s USM Alger beat Egypt’s Zamalek to win CAF Cup

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · May 17, 2026 · 59 words

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Algeria's USM Alger beat Egypt's Zamalek to win CAF Cup Algeria’s USM Alger beat Egypt’s Zamalek to win CAF Cup Fans celebrated across Algiers after USM Alger beat Zamalek 8-7 on penalties in Cairo, claiming their second CAF Confederation Cup after a 1-1…

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Why it matters

The Algerian club first won the trophy in 2023.

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Claim 1: “The Algerian club first won the trophy in 2023”

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The provided evidence for this claim includes irrelevant search results for universities (University of Southern Mississippi/Maine) and general Wikipedia entries for the club and tournament, but none of the provided sources explicitly confirm that USM Alger first won the trophy in 2023.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger (Arabic: الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة الجزائر); known as USM Alger or simply USMA for short, is a football club based in the inner suburbs of Algiers. The club was founde…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USM_Alger

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup, officially the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship purposes, was the 23rd edition of the CAF Confederation Cup and 51st overall season of Africa's se…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_CAF_Confederation_Cup

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 CAF Confederation Cup final was the two-legged final of the 2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup, the 23rd season of the CAF Confederation Cup and the 51st as Africa's secondary club football compet…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_CAF_Confederation_Cup_fin…

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Claim 2: “USM Alger beat Zamalek 8-7 on penalties in Cairo”

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The claim that USM Alger beat Zamalek 8-7 on penalties in Cairo is specifically reported by SuperSport. While other Wikipedia snippets mention the 2026 final, they do not provide the specific scoreline or penalty result, leaving only one detailed source for this specific fact.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 season is the 115th season in the history of Zamalek Sporting Club. The club participates in the Egyptian Premier League, the Egypt Cup, the Egyptian League Cup, the Egyptian Super Cup, an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Zamalek_SC_season

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Claim 3: “claiming their second CAF Confederation Cup after a 1-1 aggregate draw”

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The SuperSport source mentions the match finished 1-0 in favor of the 'White Knights' (USM Alger) but that the tie was decided on penalties, implying an aggregate draw. However, only this single source provides the specific aggregate context for the penalty shootout.

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