Johannesburg – Factfile for 2025/26 CAF Confederation Cup finalists Union Sportive de la Medina d’Alger (USM Alger) of Algeria:
Captain: Saadi Radouani, defender
Coach: Lamine N’Diaye (SEN)
Path to final: Last 32 – AFAD Djekanou (CIV) 3-1 (3-0 home, 0-1 away); Group A – Olympique Safi (MAR) 0-0 1-0, Djoliba (MLI) 2-0 0-0, San Pedro (CIV) 3-2, 3-2; Quarter-finals – Maniema Union (COD) 2-2 (1-0 1-2, won on away goals); Semi-finals – Safi 1-1 (0-0 1-1, won on away goals)
Scorers: 6 – Dramane Kamagate (CIV); 3 – Houssam Ghacha, Ahmed Khaldi; 2 – Brahim Benzaza, Zakaria Draoui; 1 – Adem Alilet, Mohamed Bouderbala, Glody Likonza (COD), Che Malone (CMR), Radouani
Note: Kamagate scored all his goals for San Pedro before joining USM
Confederation Cup record: 2005-play-offs, 2013-last 16, 2018-quarter-finals, 2023-winners, 2024-semi-finals, 2025-quarter-finals, 2026-finalists
CAF titles: 2023-Confederation Cup, Super Cup
Founded: 1937
Popular name: Reds
Ground: 5 July Stadium, Algiers (capacity: 65,000)
Colours: Red and black
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Source: AFP
