Egypt – The 2 poles of Egyptian soccer, the standard rivals Al-Ahly and Zamalek, took the throne of African soccer in 2024, clashing with one another for the second time within the African Tremendous Cup match.
Al-Ahly Membership received the 2024 CAF Champions League title, for the second time in a row and the twelfth in its historical past, following its victory over its visitor Esperance of Tunisia (1-0) yesterday night, Saturday, at Cairo Al-Douri Stadium, within the return match, after they tied with out targets within the first leg in Tunisia.
Alternatively, Zamalek received the Confederation Cup title for a similar season for the second time in its historical past, after defeating Morocco’s RS Berkane on the authorized aim rule, after dropping within the first leg (1-2) and successful (1-0) within the second leg.
Venue of the Al-Ahly and Zamalek match within the 2024 African Tremendous Cup:
On August 26, 2023, the Confederation of African Soccer (CAF) introduced the group of the 2023 Continental Tremendous Cup between Al-Ahly and USM Algeria, within the metropolis of Taif, Saudi Arabia.
The CAF acknowledged in an announcement on its official web site on the time that it had signed a 5-year memorandum of understanding with the Saudi Soccer Affiliation earlier in 2023, aiming to host competitions and improve development alternatives for each African and Saudi soccer.
Due to this fact, the African Tremendous Cup match between Al-Ahly and Zamalek might be held in Saudi Arabia, almost certainly throughout September of this 12 months.
Final 12 months’s match ended with the victory of the Algerian staff, which held the Confederation Cup title on the time, with an unanswered aim, successful the title on the expense of Al-Ahly for the primary time in its historical past.
This turned the fourth time that Al-Ahly and Zamalek have been topped African champions in the identical 12 months, and the primary in these years through which Al-Ahly was champion of the Champions League and Zamalek was topped champion of the Confederation.
Though Al-Ahly and Zamalek have been topped African champions 3 times in a single season, they solely met within the African Tremendous Cup as soon as.
It’s because the Confederation of African Soccer created the Continental Tremendous Cup in 1993, and due to this fact it was not attainable for them to satisfy within the Eighties.
Al-Ahly met Zamalek within the African Tremendous Cup as soon as 30 years in the past, particularly within the 1994 version, in South Africa, and “Al-Abyad” received the title at the moment after defeating “Purple Fort” with a single aim.
Al-Ahly membership now has the chance to avenge its loss to Zamalek within the Tremendous Cup, 30 years in the past.
Supply: RT + media
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2024-05-28 05:31:45