USM Alger won the African Confederation Cup title after ​beating Egypt’s Zamalek 8-7 in a penalty shootout in the second leg of the final on Saturday, overcoming a 1-0 ​defeat on the night to prevail ​on aggregate, Reuters reported. 

The Algerian side had secured a ⁠1-0 win from a controversial stoppage-time ​penalty in the first leg.