Between 2023 and 2024.. CAF falls into historical contradiction regarding USM Alger and Lamine Ndiaye's title

The Confederation of African Football CAF has published a historical inaccuracy in its coverage of Senegalese coach Lamine Ndiaye following USM Alger's 3-1 victory over Mamelodi Sundowns in the 2026 CAF Super Cup final.

The Algerian club secured their second title in the competition on Sunday 8 November at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria with goals from Zakaria Draoui, Saadi Radouani and Ahmed Khaldi.

However, a CAF report published on Monday 9 November, examining Ndiaye's reaction to the victory, incorrectly identified 2024 as the year of USM Alger's first Super Cup success.

The actual date was 15 September 2023 when the Algerian side defeated Egypt's Al Ahly 1-0 in Saudi Arabia.

The discrepancy becomes particularly striking because CAF's own official historical archive, updated just six days earlier, correctly identifies both the 2023 and 2024 winners.

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2023 or 2024? CAF's reports contradict each other

The inconsistency is straightforward to establish.

In its article published on 9 November, CAF correctly reported that USM Alger had won their second Super Cup but attributed their previous triumph to 2024.

Yet CAF's official history of the competition, published on 3 November 2026, provides a different and accurate account.

Its historical table records USM Alger as the 2023 champions following a 1-0 victory over Al Ahly.

For 2024, the same table identifies Zamalek as the winners after defeating Al Ahly 4-3 on penalties following a 1-1 draw.

USM Alger did not win the 2024 CAF Super Cup and their first title belongs to the 2023 edition.

Moreover, CAF's match report from 8 November 2026 also correctly refers to the club's previous success in 2023.

That means the governing body's historical archive, its original 2023 coverage and its latest match report all contradict the date published in the subsequent article about Ndiaye.

Another important distinction.. Ndiaye's titles are not identical to Mazembe's

The issue also provides an opportunity to clarify an important part of Ndiaye's continental coaching record.

The Senegalese tactician won the CAF Champions League with TP Mazembe in November 2010, shortly after taking charge of the Congolese club.

He subsequently guided Mazembe to the CAF Super Cup in January 2011, defeating Moroccan side FUS Rabat 9-8 on penalties following a goalless draw.

However, Mazembe had also won the previous Super Cup in February 2010, beating Stade Malien 2-0.

That earlier victory cannot be credited to Ndiaye as head coach.

According to TP Mazembe's own historical records, Ndiaye joined the club's technical staff in September 2010, several months after the February Super Cup final.

So, Ndiaye won the 2010 Champions League and 2011 Super Cup with Mazembe before adding the 2026 Confederation Cup and 2026 Super Cup with USM Alger.

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Four continental trophies.. The verified coaching record

Separating Ndiaye's achievements from the complete records of the clubs he managed produces the following list of major CAF interclub titles:

The chronology highlights the longevity of the Senegalese coach's success.

Sixteen years separate his Champions League triumph with TP Mazembe and his Confederation Cup victory with USM Alger.

His achievements also include guiding Mazembe to the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup final, where the Congolese side became the first African club to reach the decisive match.

Khaled Hegazy |

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