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Al-Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane revealed that he had noticed the absence of a Red Team victory outside his stadium for a long time and wanted to change that during Wydad’s match in the semi-finals of the CAF Champions League.
Al-Ahly returned to Cairo after claiming a beautiful victory over host Wydad on Saturday with two unanswered goals in the first leg of the CAF Champions League semi-finals.
Muhammad Magdi “Afsha” and Ali Maaloul scored the goals for the Red Caravan.
Musimani said in remarks via Al-Ahly Media Center: “Wydad’s match was very difficult, and we managed to score an early goal that gave us the advantage, and contributed to our desired goal of winning before the second leg.”
He added: “My focus was clear on creating positive reasons for players to win outside of our stadium, especially after I noticed the absence of this matter before, and then this part was addressed and focused to achieve our goals in it.”
He noted: “It is very important to have confidence in the possibility of winning outside our stadium, which I said in the lectures about the preparations for the game against Wydad.”
He explained that “the Al-Ahly fans have continuously prepared the spirit of the Wydad match that was held in Casablanca in all the matches that we will play abroad, and this does not mean that we win all our matches outside Egypt because no club wins in the line”.
Musimani went on to speak about the rematch against Wydad, scheduled for October 23 at the Cairo Stadium, saying: “It will be a difficult match of course. Yes, we have an advantage after winning outside our stadium with two unanswered goals, but the opponent also has the opportunity to achieve the same in the rematch, and from Then I consider it as the second part in which we strive to complete our journey successfully to reach the final match. “
Musimani added: “We must not overstate the joys as we only won in the first half in Morocco, and now we have a second half in Cairo in several days. Yes, we have to be happy with what we have achieved, but in the end We have not yet reached our goal of reserving a qualification card. It is still postponed until next Friday.
He continued: “Happy with the return of some players from injuries, such as Ahmed El Sheikh and Mahmoud Waheed, and soon Mahmoud Kahraba, who was injured in the Pyramids match, but we must also confirm that yesterday’s match witnessed the fatigue from Marwan Mohsen in the muscle of his quail, and also from Muhammad Magdi Afsha, who suffered a bruise to One of the ribs during the match, and then we endeavored to prepare our cards well for the rematch in order to achieve our goal “.
Coming to the final match, Musimani said: “It is not acceptable now to talk about this matter, we have not yet moved up, we have won against Wydad in Morocco, but the classification is not yet decided. And the dream of being crowned champions.”
Musimani confirmed that he is very happy with the support he received from Mahmoud al-Khatib, president of the club, who led the team’s mission on the last trip to Morocco, noting that he had provided great support to the players, and was willing to encourage them. and thank them immediately after the end of the match. Get victories and take big steps to win the championships.
The Al-Ahly coach concluded his speech by thanking the Al-Ahly fans for their support and support of the team, highlighting that this matter is a very strong factor in motivating the players to continue to achieve victories.
Al-Ahly will host the second leg on Friday at the Cairo Stadium.
And if Al-Ahly continues its last campaign, it will play in Egypt against Zamalek or Raja.
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