[14] On 10 September 2020, the CAF announced that at the request of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, the final was rescheduled to 6 November 2020.

The semi-final second leg between Zamalek and Raja Casablanca was postponed due to Raja Casablanca being required by Moroccan authorities to self-isolate until 27 October after eight players testing positive for the COVID-19 virus, with the total number of cases increasing to fourteen the following day, and as a result, the CAF announced on 30 October 2020 that the final was further postponed to 27 November 2020.

The final was played as a single match at a pre-selected venue, with the winner of semi-final 1 according to the knockout stage draw designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes.

Ghorbal had been a FIFA referee since 2014 and officiated two fixtures in the CAF Champions League during the 2019–20 season, including a match for Zamalek against Espérance de Tunis in the quarter-finals, which was won by the latter 1–0 thanks to a penalty.

[2] A few hours before the start of the match, CAF announced that Redouane Jiyed had tested positive for COVID-19 and was excluded from the final as a result.

Shikabala equalized for Zamalek in the 31st minute when he cut in from the right before shooting left-footed form the edge of the penalty area to the top left corner of the net past Mohamed El Shenawy who did not move.

[20] Afsha got the winning goal for Al Ahly in the 86th minute when he controlled the ball on his knee after it was cleared by Mahmoud Alaa, before volleying to the right corner of the net with his right foot from outside the penalty area.