The first half of Al-Ahly’s match against Tanzania’s Young Africans ended in a goalless draw in the match that brought them together today, Friday, at Cairo Stadium, in the final round of the group stage of the African Champions League.
The events of the match were moderate, as Al-Ahly controlled the course of the game, but without any threat to Young Africans’ goal, and the flag referee canceled Al-Ahly’s lead goal in the 17th minute of the match after the ball reached Ali Maaloul and he crossed it to Percy Tau, who guided it into the goal with his left before To be canceled by the flag referee.
Modeste shot a low shot in the 24th minute from inside the penalty area, but it was caught by the Tanzanian team’s goalkeeper. Abdel Mohamed Abdel Moneim headed in a header in the 28th minute but outside the net. Mustafa Schubert saved a goal from a Young Africans player in the 42nd minute after brilliantly blocking a dangerous shot. .
Hussein Al-Shahat received a direct free kick from the edge of the penalty area in the 45th minute as a result of his blocking by the Young Africans defender, and Maaloul played it directly on goal, but it passed over the crossbar and the score continued without goals until the end of the first half.
The formation of the team was as follows: Mustafa Schubert in goalkeeping, Akram Tawfiq, Rami Rabia, Mohamed Abdel Moneim, and Ali Maaloul in defense, Amr Al-Soulia, Marawan Attia, and Ahmed Nabil Kouka in the midfield, Hussein Al-Shahat, Percy Tao, and Anthony Modest in attack.
On the bench were: Reda Selim, Hamza Alaa, Mohamed Magdy Afsha, Imam Ashour, Karim Fouad, Taher Mohamed, Mohamed Hani, Karim Al-Dabis, and Wissam Abu Ali.
The two teams played eleven matches during six confrontations in the history of their meetings in African club championships, all of which were in the African Champions League, with its old and new names. Al-Ahly won six matches and lost one, and the two teams tied in four matches. Al-Ahly players scored nineteen goals and conceded five goals. , As follows:
The first confrontation in the round of sixteen in 1982, Al-Ahly won the first leg 5-0, with two goals scored by Gamal Abdel Hamid, and a goal each for Sherif Abdel Moneim, Magdy Abdel Ghani and Magdy Imam, and in the return match in Dar es Salaam, the two teams tied 1-1, with Alaa Mayhoub scoring for Al-Ahly.
The second confrontation in the round of 32 in 1988, the two teams tied in the first leg in Dar es Salaam without goals, and in the return match in Cairo, Al-Ahly won 4-0, with two goals scored by Ayman Shawky, and a goal each for Alaa Abdel Sadiq and Rabie Yassin.
The third confrontation in the round of 32 in 2009, Al-Ahly won the first leg in Cairo 3-0, scored by Mohamed Barakat with two goals and a goal by Flavio Amado, and in the return match in Dar es Salaam, Al-Ahly won 1-0 scored by Flavio Amado.
The fourth confrontation in the round of 32 in 2014, Young Africans won 1-0, in the first leg in Dar es Salaam, and in the return match in Cairo, Al-Ahly won 1-0, scored by Sayed Moawad, and the two teams resorted to penalty kicks from the penalty spot, and Al-Ahly won 4-3.
The fifth confrontation in the round of 16 in 2016, the two teams tied 1-1 in the first leg in Dar es Salaam. Al-Ahly’s goal was scored by Amr Gamal, and in the return match in Cairo, Al-Ahly won 2-1, with Al-Ahly’s goals being scored by Hossam Ghaly and Abdullah Al-Saeed.
The sixth confrontation, in the group stage of this 2023-2024 season, the two teams tied in the first leg with a goal for each team in the first leg in Dar es Salaam, scored for Al-Ahly by Percy Tau, and tonight the return match.
It is noteworthy that the two teams qualified for the quarter-finals from the fourth group.
Celebration of El Shahat’s goal against Youngs Africans
Hussein Al-Shahat celebration
to celebrate
Commemorating the memory of the player Mohamed Abdel Wahab
Akram Tawfiq celebrates with Hussein El Shahat
Al-Ahly fans in today’s match
Al-Ahly fans
Hussein Al-Shahat
The fall of Hussein Al-Shahat
Fight for the ball
Cross from Ali Maaloul
Ali Maaloul, Al-Ahly player
Young Africans Team
Kuka puts a picture of his deceased father on a T-shirt
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Yang’s defenders
Modeste, Al-Ahly striker
Modeste tries to attack Al-Ahly
Modest
Attacked by Modest
An attack by Hussein Al-Shahat
