The biggest African champion (it is the team of the century on the continent) Al Alhy once again won the African Champions League. The breakthrough came this Saturday, when the Egyptian team beat Esperánce, from Tunisia (another continental giant) 1-0. The goal that defined the game came right at the beginning, in the fourth minute and was scored against, by Aholou. As the first game, in Tunis, ended 0-0, the result, despite being meager, guaranteed the title, to the celebration of the fans who filled the Cairo International Stadium.
Ahly, which has around 70% of fans in its country and is reputed to have one of the four biggest fans in the world (with Flamengo, América de México and Chivas, also from Mexico) has already won the Champions League 12 times and is the your greatest champion. It also took in 1982, 1987, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2022/23. Esperánce was trying to win five times (they won in 1994, 2011, 2018 and 2018/19). Both teams are already qualified for the 2025 Club World Cup.
Lightning goal for Al-Ahly
After the balanced first leg and the 0-0 draw, a balanced game was to be expected, which actually happened. But the goal after four minutes, which came after a corner on the left and confusion in the area that ended with Aholou scoring against, left the home team with an advantage. This made Ahly play more cautiously. Thus, the ball stayed with Esperance longer (60%). However, the visitors had difficulty finding space and shooting (there were five shots and only one on target.
Not even the Brazilian Yan Sasse (ex-Coritiba and Vasco) could find space for the Tunisians, who if they tied the game 1-1 would be champions (away goal0. Ahly shot more (11 times) and one of them almost it generated the second goal, it hit the post, in the final stretch. But there was no more goal and that was enough for Ahly to make the almost 50 million fans happy.
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2024-05-25 19:12:00
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