Al Ahly
A last-gasp own goal gave Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa an upset result over holders Al Ahly on Friday and a place against another Egyptian club, Pyramids, in next month’s African Champions League final.
Holders Al Ahly continue their bid for a fifth title in six seasons in Pretoria on Saturday against Mamelodi Sundowns, a side who once handed them a record defeat but have too often exited in the knockout stages after dominating the group phase.
Pachuca won the shootout after missing their first two penalties to become only the second CONCACAF team to reach the final of the competition against European champions Real, which takes place at the Lusail Stadium on Wednesday.
Lionel Messi and Major League Soccer's Inter Miami are in Group A and will face Al Ahly in the opening match of the expanded 32-team tournament before games against Porto and Palmeiras.
The New Alamein Festival 2024 hosted a thrilling football showdown on Thursday as retired football icons took to the pitch in a Legends Match, captivating fans and celebrating the spirit of the beautiful game
For the first time in the history of the oldest cup in the region, the final will be staged abroad as Al Awaal park stadium in Riyadh hosts the match.
Egypt's Al Ahly cruised to a 3-1 win over Al-Ittihad on Friday to book a place in the Club World Cup semi-finals after Karim Benzema missed a penalty before scoring for the Saudi side.
Al Ahly has already booked a place in the aforementioned tournament as the winner of the CAF Champions League title in 2021 and 2023.
Al Ahly will face the league-bottom Harras El Hodoud on Thursday night in Cairo and they hope to restore their position atop of the table as they are two points behind the leaders, Pyramids, but with six games in hand.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) regulation stipulates that the African champion will receive $4 million, while the runner-up will receive an amount of $2 million.
Sisi congratulated the club and the Egyptian fans for the victory, praising such “historic” achievement.
The Red Eagles became the second Egyptian team to feature in the competition's final after Zamalek who won the title in 2021.
Al Ahly are entering the game with a big advantage after winning the first leg 3-0.
The two teams meet again after less than two weeks when Al Ahly defeated Zamalek 27-24 to clinch the African Super Cup title and book a place in the IHF Super Globe for the second straight season.
El Shenawy believes that his team didn't book their place in the final despite the huge advantage.
A double from striker Percy Tau and a third goal from Mahmoud Kahraba handed Egypt’s Al Ahly a runaway 3-0 away triumph over Esperance of Tunisia in the first leg of their African Champions League semi-final on Friday.
The two teams meet again in the first leg of the CAF Champions League semi-final with each team hoping for an advantage ahead of the second leg in Cairo after a week.
The winner of the game will book a place in the next IHF Super Globe.
The Red Eagles put an end to Zamalek's dominance over the competition in the previous four seasons.
Al Ahly, the 10-time record champions of Africa, know that nothing but victory could send them to the quarter-finals.
