The annual match between the winners of the previous year’s African Champions League and Confederation Cup is hosted by the former and that advantage enabled Mazembe to stifle Etoile’s attempts at a comeback.
Mazembe, playing their first official match under new coach Hubert Velud, also won the Super Cup in 2010 and 2011.
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(Reporting by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Ed Osmond)
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