The match was played between Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa, the 2016 CAF Champions League winners, and TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup winners.

It was hosted by Mamelodi Sundowns at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria on 18 February 2017.

[2] Mamelodi Sundowns defeated TP Mazembe 1–0 to win their first CAF Super Cup.

If the score was tied at the end of regulation, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (CAF Champions League Regulations XXVII and CAF Confederation Cup Regulations XXV).

[4][5] Assistant referees: Redouane Achik (Morocco) Waleed Ahmed Ali (Sudan) Fourth official: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)[6][7] The winners would receive $100,000 USD in prize money while the runners-up would receive $75,000 USD.