South African newspapers celebrate Musimane after breaking the Wydad knot

The club’s first team Al-Ahly achieved a 2-0 win over Moroccan Wydad in the match that brought them together at Mohammed V Stadium in the first leg of the African Champions League semi-finals.

Al-Ahly’s goals opened, Mohamed Magdy “Qafsha” in the fourth minute of the match, then Ali Maaloul reinforced the red team’s lead in the 62nd minute with a penalty. (Look at the goals)

“Curse of the Pharaohs”. How did the Moroccan newspapers report Al-Ahly’s victory over Wydad?

South African newspapers celebrated Musimane’s personal achievement on his debut for Al-Ahly in the CAF Champions League.

The South African newspaper “kickoff” headlined on its website: “Musimani makes history in Casablanca.”

He added that the performance of the Al-Ahly players in the match was a clear example of professionalism and faith in achieving the title that had eluded him since 2013.

As for the newspaper “Ciudadano”, he said that Musimani had managed to destroy the Wydad “complex” in Morocco.

Musimane had never won a victory over Moroccan Wydad at his home in Morocco, as the former South African Sundowns coach settled on the Moroccan rival in 5 matches (losing 4 matches and a draw) before winning yesterday with two unanswered goals .

The newspaper noted that the result theoretically guaranteed Al-Ahly a place in the Champions League final scheduled for November 6, against one of the Zamalek and Raja matches.

For its part, the newspaper “news24” addressed Musimani’s statements after the match, during which he confirmed that he left for Morocco, showing all the appreciation and respect for Wydad, who had previously won that tournament twice and rarely lost. at home.

Musimani also indicated during his remarks that he had full confidence in Ali Maaloul, who took the penalty and scored Al-Ahly’s second goal, highlighting that he is a calm player characterized by confidence and skill.

It should be noted that the return match between the two teams will take place on October 23 at the Cairo Stadium.