2023-06-12 03:20:29
After its draw (1-1) in the final return once morest Wydad Casablanca on Sunday, the Egyptian club Al Ahly now holds the record of 11 victories in the African Champions League.
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Egyptian club Al Ahly won their 11th African Champions League on Sunday (June 11) by drawing (1-1) in the second leg once morest Wydad Casablanca, the outgoing champions, a week following their 2-1 success in Cairo.
At the heart of a one-sided first period, the Moroccans, carried by an incandescent Mohammed-V stadium, opened the scoring with an off-center free kick from Yahya Attiat-Allah which surprised the opposing defense (27th).
Then, under the eyes of the president of PSG, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, the Cairo club turned their backs, refusing the game and contenting themselves with defending with a low block once morest the repeated but disorderly assaults of the Wydadis.
12 minutes from the end, with WAC quietly leading to the mark, the Egyptians thwarted the Moroccans’ dream of a fourth continental title in C1, following those of 1992, 2017 and 2022. On a corner, the central defender Mohamed Abdelmonem pushed the ball into the back of the net with an uncrossed header in the top corner.
Al Ahly, who now holds the record of 11 wins (1982, 1987, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2020, 2021, 2023) will once once more represent the African continent at the Club World Cup.
With AFP
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