CAF Super Cup facts ahead of match between Al-Ahly of Egypt and CS Sfaxien of Tunisia at Cairo Stadium Thursday:

1. Ahly are hoping to be the first club to win successive titles twice. The Cairo club, Nigerians Enyimba and Congolese TP Mazembe have achieved the feat once.

2. Egypt are the most successful country in the competition with eight titles followed by three for Tunisia. Ahly have lifted the trophy five times and Cairo neighbours Zamalek three times.

3. Ahly trounced South Africans Kaizer Chiefs 4-1 in 2002 for a record winning margin. However, penalties were needed seven times with the longest shootout ending in a 9-8 win for Mazembe over Moroccans FUS Rabat.

4. The most common results have been 2-0 and 0-0 with four of each among the 21 matches. There have been 46 goals at an average of 2.19 per game.

5. Since being given home advantage in 1996, Champions League title-holders have won 15 of 17 matches with Tunisians Etoile Sahel and Moroccans Moghreb Fes bucking the trend.