The competition was first held in 1993 and is organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

It is the continental equivalent of the UEFA Super Cup in Europe and Recopa Sudamericana in South America.

The last Super Cup in this format was the 2004 CAF Super Cup between Enyimba and Étoile du Sahel which Enyimba won 1–0.

Egyptian side Al Ahly hold the record for the most victories, winning the competition Eight times since its inception.

[2] They are also one of only two teams to have retained the Super Cup title, doing so in 2007, after winning the previous competition in 2006 (the other being Nigerian side Enyimba who won the Super Cup in 2004 and 2005) and again in 2014.