Al-Ahly's delegation flies to Tunisia on Tuesday

CAIRO – 4 November 2018: Al-Ahly’s delegation flies to Tunisia on Tuesday morning to prepare for the expected clash against Esperance Sportive.

ES Tunis hosts Al-Ahly in the second leg of CAF Champions league’s final next Friday at Rades stadium.


Soccer Football - African Champions League Final - First Leg - Al Ahly vs Esperance Sportive de Tunis - Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt - November 2, 2018 Fans during the match REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Al-Ahly decided the first leg by a 3-1 victory over the Tunisian team thanks to Walid Soliman’s brace and Amr El-Soleya goal.

Al-Ahly starts the training sessions on Sunday before they end the preparations in Egypt on Monday evening.

On the other hand, Al-Ahly’s general coach, Mohamed Youssef, contacted Egypt’s ambassador in Tunisia regarding the last preparations to host the Egyptian delegation.

The first-leg witnessed controversial actions from the Algerian referee, Mehdi Abid, as he gave three penalties (two for Al-Ahly and one for ES Tunis) through VAR.


Soccer Football - African Champions League Final - First Leg - Al Ahly vs Esperance Sportive de Tunis - Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt - November 2, 2018 VAR displayed on the big screen before the match REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh


The Tunisians were not pleased by Abid’s decisions after the match; the Tunisian fans threatened Al-Ahly to face the same threats in the second leg.

"We will go to Tunisia to play football, the people in Egypt love the Tunisian people and vice versa,” Youssef said.

“We have great relations with ES Tunis. We have been facing them almost every season since 2009.” Youssef concluded.

Al-Ahly’s officials, headed by president Mahmoud el-Khatib, asked for special measures in Tunisia.