The 2023 ABSA Cup final was an association football match played at Woodlands Stadium in Lusaka, Zambia on May 27, 2022.
[1] This highly anticipated match marked the debut appearance in the final for both Forest Rangers and Maestro United.
Notably, this final also marked the fourth occasion that the competition was held under the ABSA Cup name.
[2] The match stood out as a groundbreaking moment for Zambian football, as it became the first-ever competitive game in the country to feature video assistant referee (VAR) technology.
[4] Remarkably, Zambia joined the ranks of Morocco and Egypt as one of the only three African countries to successfully integrate VAR into their domestic matches.