Bannon beat Al-Ahly’s defensive duo?

Badr Bannon, Raja’s Moroccan defender in the African Champions League, finished after losing to Zamalek in the semifinals with a score (4-1) on aggregate in the first and second matches.

Bannon partnered with joining Al-Ahly during the transfers this summer, to cement the defense of the red team, whose players have suffered injuries in recent times, such as Saad Samir, Rami Rabia and Mahmoud Metwally.

The Moroccan Raja has not officially announced Bannon al Al-Ahly’s departure, and their officials are clearly reluctant to talk about the deal, especially as the team was headed for a major match in the Champions League.

However, there were several indications that pointed to the concretion of the deal: after the match between Raja and Zamalek in the first leg of the Champions League semifinals that hosted the Mohammed V Stadium and ended in favor of the Whites with an unanswered goal, Bannon was photographed on camera as he left the stadium in tears, and some Moroccan newspapers at the time were asking why. If the Moroccan defender filed for the last time. (Watch Bannon’s farewell to Mohammed V Stadium)

Another incident confirmed the termination of Bannon’s deal with Al-Ahly, when Sayed Abdel Hafeez, Al-Ahly’s football director, spoke in radio statements about the date the 27-year-old joined the ranks of Al-Ahly. Ahly, explaining that a specific date had not been set and was waiting for her spot in the final match.

A source in Laila Kora revealed, during the last hours, that Bannon, while in Cairo to face Zamalek, went to the Al-Ahly clubhouse to sign his incorporation contracts with the red team, and also took photos Officials with the club’s jersey (see more details)

Only a few steps remain after the official announcement of Bannon’s incorporation to the Al-Ahly battalion under the command of Pesto Mosimane. So what did the Moroccan defender do with Raja in the CAF Champions League this season?

The Moroccan player defended the colors of Raja’s jersey in 9 Champions Edition 19/20 matches (the number does not include the preliminary round) and missed 3 matches due to injury, the team won 3, lost 4 and tied in two.

The leader of Raja, managed to score 3 goals in 3 games, a goal against Esperance Tunisia on the fifth day of the group stage (2-2), a decisive goal against the Congolese Vita Club in the sixth group match ( 1-0) and a final goal against TP Mazembe in the first leg of the quarterfinals. Final, which ended in favor of the Moroccan team with two unanswered goals.

Bannon beat Al-Ahly’s defensive duo?

Looking at the heat map of Bannon, Ayman Ashraf and Yasser Ibrahim (for the African Champions League 19/20), we find that the 28-year-old Moroccan has the advantage of playing with his right foot and is therefore more on the side. right, and his height of 193 cm helps him to advance into the opponent’s penalty area. For an attempt to take advantage of the occasional balls as well as his superiority in aerial duels by 71%.

In terms of air connections, Yasser Ibrahim ranks second behind Bannon, where the percentage of air contact is only 68% (4.2 per match), while Ayman Ashraf ranks third with a distant 38% ( 0.7 per game).

Bannon was also distinguished by his passing accuracy, which reached 85% during the tournament, and the accuracy of his long passes exceeded 50%, which means that he will help implement Musimane’s plans that rely on longitudinal passes and the increase in offense.

Looking at the duo’s stats, we found that Yasser Ibrahim’s passing accuracy, who is good at playing on the right foot, reached 75% (27.7 per game), while Ayman Ashraf outperformed not far behind by a 80% (30.0 per game).

Regarding the longitudinal pass, Yasser Ibrahim’s passing accuracy came close to Bannon (50%), while Ayman Ashraf fell a bit further, with an accuracy of only 35%.

Bannon is one of the players who knows how to advance and reach the opponent’s goal, and the percentage of his passes on the opponent’s court reached (10.3) per game, which is 72%.

Ayman Ashraf surpassed Ibrahim in passing accuracy on the opponent’s court, but the duo remained behind the Moroccan player, and Yasser Ibrahim’s passing accuracy reached 60% (6.7 per game), while the accuracy of Ashraf’s pass reached 68% (8.9 in. A game).