Winners of the most recent Confederation Cup, USM Alger claimed the CAF Super Cup on Sunday against South African side Mamelodi Sundowns. Coached by Lamine Ndiaye, the Algerian club have claimed their third trophy since the Senegalese manager took charge last February.

USM Alger are on a roll. On Sunday, the Algerian club won the CAF Super Cup with a 3–1 victory in Pretoria (South Africa) against Mamelodi Sundowns, the winners of the most recent African Champions League. Coached by the veteran Senegalese manager Lamine Ndiaye, the Algerians have won the competition for the second time as Confederation Cup winners.

On the pitch at a windswept Loftus Versfeld Stadium, the USM side got off to a flying start by opening the scoring right from the kick-off, when, following a well-worked move, Khaldi played the ball back to Draoui, who made no mistake (4th minute, 1–0). Having come on to replace the Colombian Leon, who was suffering from an adductor injury, Rayners levelled the score for the South Africans by converting a generous penalty (17th minute, 1–1). Thanks to their right-back Radouani, who headed home from a corner, the visitors went into the break a goal ahead (37th minute, 2–1).

And Khaldi pulled ahead…

Torrential rain then caused a lengthy interruption. This was not to hinder the Algerians’ progress. Khaldi, who had already provided an assist, scored the goal that sealed the victory with a magnificent shot across goal (53’, 3–1). Despite their efforts, the hosts were unable to close the gap. It wasn’t for lack of trying on the part of the South Africans (their stats sheet shows 21 shots), but a lack of accuracy and some well-timed saves from Benbot proved too much for them.

Facing an opponent who were nevertheless on a 14-match unbeaten run across all competitions, the Algerian club has further added to its already impressive honours list, which, in addition to its two victories in this high-profile fixture, includes two Confederation Cups, one Champions League title, eight Algerian league titles and ten Algerian Cups – a record for the competition.

Lamine Ndiaye has won 20 major titles

Having joined in February 2026, Lamine Ndiaye won the CAF Confederation Cup in May against the Egyptian club Zamalek, as well as the Algerian Cup. These results prompted USMA’s management to extend his contract last June for a further two seasons.

Thanks to his recent successes with USMA, Lamine Ndiaye has now won a total of 20 major titles during his illustrious coaching career in Africa, notably with TP Mazembe and Coton Sport. He is, moreover, a worthy contender amongst the coaches nominated for the 2026 African Coach of the Year award.

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