4 weapons threaten Al-Ahly in his battle against Wydad

With the slogan “There is no substitute for victory”, Al-Ahly will play their fateful match against Wydad next Saturday night at the Mohammed V stadium in Casablanca, which comes a few days after the Moroccan team lost the title of the professional championship by a point from Raja in the final moments of the competition.

The match will be played as part of the African Champions League semi-final first leg, and the return leg will be played at the Cairo Stadium on 23 October.

Each team seeks to mobilize their weapons and equip them optimally before the match. Al-Ahly has restored the services of Mohamed El-Shennawy, the team’s goalkeeper, who suffered a connective muscle injury during his participation in the Red Team’s match against the Arab Contractors on matchday 31 of the League of Champions League. Egypt, which was decided by the defending champion with a goal down Reply.

Betso Mosimane (Al-Ahly coach) also restored the services of Mahmoud Waheed, the team’s left back, Ayman Ashraf, the team’s defender, in addition to the incorporation of the Tunisian duo Ali Maaloul and the Angolan Giraldo da Costa, to participate with their teams during the period of international suspension.

On the other hand, a Moroccan report on Thursday monitored the top weapons that Wydad coach Miguel Jamondi relies on.

The Moroccan daily “Al-Mukhtab” believes that Wydad’s attacking trio, consisting of Badie Awok, Kazadi Kasungu and Ismail Al-Haddad, will play an important role in deciding the match in favor of the Moroccan team.

He indicated that the trio’s mission will not be easy for Al-Ahly’s defensive force, especially as the confrontation will be difficult on both sides.

He also stressed that midfielders will also have an effective role during the match, in the event that they are at their usual technical level, especially Walid Al-Karti, whose level has decreased slightly during the last period.

As for Badi ‘Awok, who moved to Wydad at the start of the 18/19 season from Hassania Agadir, the 25-year-old participated in 23 league games last season (scoring 5 goals and giving 4 assists). of 9 other championship appearances. The African Champions League is in its current version (he scored two goals and scored like them).

As for the Congolese Kasungu, who received his services from Wydad at the start of this season from JSM, he contributed to scoring 15 goals for the Moroccan team during the local league and the CAF Champions League (scoring 10 goals and making 5 successful passes) .

As for Ismail Al-Haddad, he is among the oldest players in the Wydad ranks, having joined them early in the 15/16 season from Hassania Agadir.

The Moroccan player, with his team, participated this season in 20 matches in the domestic league (scoring 7 goals and making 5 assists), as well as in 8 matches in the African Champions League (scoring two goals and doing the same).

As for the Karti “Rummana Mizan” Al-Wydad, despite its decline – as the Moroccan newspaper indicates – it is one of the main pillars of the Moroccan team, which is indispensable.

The 26-year-old made his mark in 27 local league championship games (he missed only 3 games), during which he made 5 assists, and also participated in 9 Champions League games (scored one goal).