 SuperSport United wished Nkausu luck on the day of the final, with a club statement claiming the Cup final would "certainly be Nkausu's biggest moment of his lifetime".Nkausu started the final at right–back, marking Ivory Coast's Salomon Kalou and later Max Gradel.After a goalless ninety minutes, and with the deadlock still not broken in extra time, the final went to a penalty shoot out.