There are questions for the referee. Renaissance Berkane win CAF Confederation Cup

Simba edged Renaissance in a tense CAF Confederation Cup final, but their narrow victory wasn't enough to secure the overall win.

The first half was a nerve-wracking battle: the hosts pressed more, and their coach voiced his frustrations with the officiating, earning a booking. Meanwhile, Renaissance carved out several promising chances, but Simba's goalkeeper stood tall with confident saves.

Joshua Mutale's goal remained the only one of the match for a long time, and the hosts' hopes for another were dashed when Kagoma was sent off. The Tanzanian player was shown a second yellow card for a foul in midfield—a decision by referee Dahan Baida that infuriated the Simba bench and led to the assistant coach being dismissed.

Simba kept pushing to overturn the aggregate score and even found the net a second time, only for the goal to be ruled out for offside. In stoppage time, the visitors leveled the score, putting the result beyond doubt. Throughout the match, the Tanzanian side racked up grievances against the referee, who made several contentious calls in favor of their opponents.

With a numerical advantage, Renaissance managed the game to a narrow defeat, which was enough for them to lift the CAF Confederation Cup for the third time in their history. In the first leg, the Berkane side had secured a 2-0 victory.