USM Alger beat Mamelodi Sundowns 3-1 at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on Sunday in the CAF Super Cup.
The goals
Zakaria Draoui, Saadi Radouani and Ahmed Khaldi scored for USM Alger. Khaldi set up Draoui's goal and scored 10 minutes into the second half.
Iqraam Rayners converted a penalty in the 25th minute to make the score 1-1.
Second-half delay
The restart of the second half was delayed by around 35 minutes because of the threat of lightning and a heavy downpour.
Sundowns injuries
Sundowns lost Nuno Santos to a knee injury in the warm-up, with Cassius Mailula replacing him in the starting XI. Sundowns also lost Brayan Leon to a groin injury 15 minutes into the game.
USM Alger's record
USM Alger won the CAF Super Cup for the second time after their maiden success in 2023. USM Alger claimed the CAF Confederation Cup in the 2025/26 campaign.
