In figures … Who are the “Champions of Al-Ahly” in the Wydad campaign?

In a historic confrontation, Al-Ahly returned with a beautiful victory for the Moroccan city of Casablanca, with two clean goals at the expense of Wydad, in the first leg of the semifinals of the African Champions League, so the Egyptian giants are very close to the final confrontation, which the Egyptian lands will host on November 6.

Many of Al-Ahly’s stars performed heroically in the showdown, during which South African coach Pitso Mosimane confirmed that the short period spent in his tenure in Al-Ahly’s technical leadership position turned out to be very promising.

Al-Ahly goalkeeper Mohamed Al-Shennawi emerged as one of the game’s most prominent faces, avoiding a crucial turn in the 43rd minute, by finishing off a Badi Ok penalty, before returning to control the ball after bounce off the foot of his colleague Yasser Ibrahim.

But in addition to Al-Shennawi, many of Al-Ahly’s players presented impressive levels, which were highlighted by the numbers of the match, which were specifically in favor of Al-Rabai Mohammed Magdy “Afsha”, Junior Ajay, Muhammad Hani and Ali. Maaloul.

Afsha not only distinguished himself by scoring an early goal that gave Al-Ahly and his coach Musimani great comfort to face the course of the match, but also presented a distinguished performance, translated into figures that showed great rates of accuracy in passing. , as his correct passes reached 45 passes by 88%, and he also passed five long balls. Correct between seven attempts during the course of the match.

Afsha’s precision was not limited to passing, as his only attempt to shoot at goal was successful, as was the only dribble attempt throughout the match, and he excelled in four bilateral clashes out of five during the match. , and Wydad’s players were forced to commit two fouls against him.

The numbers also showed that Nigerian Junior Ajay was one of Al-Ahly’s most prominent players against Wydad, although he did not appear effectively in front of goal, as he did not pay the Wydad goalkeeper on any occasion, but his various roles made him one of the most prominent Al-Ahly knights at the “Mohammed V” stadium.

Ajay excelled in eight bilateral ground contacts among 11 fusions, and also excelled in three air contacts out of five over the course of the encounter, passing two correct longitudinal balls between three attempts.

Ajay’s distinguished efforts against Wydad were clearly evident in the level of defensive support he provided flawlessly, as he successfully intervened four times and cut the ball once, and the Nigerian winger was fouled three times.

Right-back Mohamed Hani was a pleasant surprise for the Al-Ahly fans during the match, especially in light of the great fear at the confrontation over the experiences of Ismail Al-Haddad, Wydad’s left wing and its most prominent star.

Despite the good looks of Haddad, who was Wydad’s best and most active player, Hani managed to secure his front, cutting the ball three times and successfully intervening three times as well, and the ball successfully scattered twice.

The Tunisian veteran Ali Maaloul Amen, in turn, the left forward, who did not witness the brilliance of Badi Ok, one of Wydad’s most prominent stars, as he made a successful intervention and cut the ball four times, and also highlighted in five bilateral matches out of seven throughout the match.

One of the impressive numbers presented by Maaloul was a 100% success rate on dribbling attempts, which amounted to four attempts, he also successfully passed three longitudinal balls and scored Al-Ahly’s second goal from a penalty kick.