Al-Ahly of Egypt qualified for the final of the African Football Champions League, after it succeeded in beating its rival, Esperance de Tunis, 1-0, today, Friday, in the second leg of the semi-finals, to qualify by defeating it 4-0 in the aggregate of the two matches.
Al-Ahly defeated Esperance 3-0 in the first leg last week in Rades, Tunisia, to reach the final match of the African Champions League for the fourth time in a row.
Hussein Al-Shahat gave his Al-Ahly team the lead in the 22nd minute, after he received a long pass from South African Percy Tau, so Al-Shahat kicked off and put the ball in the far left corner of goalkeeper Sedqi Al-Dabashi, the moment he left to meet him.
⚽ Al-Shahat makes the task of Taraji difficult#African Champions League #Al-Ahly _ Al-Taraji#TotalEnergiesCAFCL pic.twitter.com/vG8fPr6cot
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Al-Ahly will meet in the final with the winner of the Moroccan Wydad and Mamelodi Sundowns teams, where they will meet tomorrow, Saturday, in the second leg of the semi-final.
Tugay saves the Esperance net#African Champions League #Al-Ahly _ Al-Taraji#TotalEnergiesCAFCL pic.twitter.com/a1DNOEfTWs
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The two teams tied goalless in the first leg match that was held last Saturday in Morocco.
With this qualification, Al-Ahly has achieved a unique achievement by reaching the CAF Champions League final for the sixth time in the last seven editions of the continental championship.
“Tiki Taka” Ahlawiya ended with a shot that passed over the Esperance goal#African Champions League #Al-Ahly _ Al-Taraji#TotalEnergiesCAFCL pic.twitter.com/7f4nzocHux
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And Al-Ahly is the record holder for winning the championship, as it won the title 10 times, the last of which was in 2021, and it took the runner-up 5 times, the last of which was last year, when it lost to Moroccan Wydad in the final match.
To the final! 🎫
🇪🇬 Al-Ahly qualifies for the CAF Champions League final for the sixth time in the last 7 ⃣ copies. 🦅#TotalEnergiesCAFCL | @AlAhly pic.twitter.com/rhXkg1yAf8
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