History of the Al-Ahly and Zamalek clashes in Africa

The championship of the African Champions League is on a date with a historic final of the competition between the Egyptian soccer poles, Al-Ahly and Zamalek, on November 27 at the Burj Al Arab stadium in Alexandria.

Zamalek beat Morocco’s Raja Casablanca 3-1 at the Cairo International Stadium (4-1 on aggregate), to put the Whites on a fiery date with their historic rival Al-Ahly in the Champions League final League.

Al-Ahly had previously secured first place in the continental championship final, after beating Moroccan Wydad 2-0 in the first leg of the semifinal in Casablanca, before confirming their presence in the final by winning 3-1 in the second leg in Egypt.

Since the launch of the first edition of the African Champions League in 1964, the two teams have never participated in a country final, but Al-Ahly and Zamalek were finally able to achieve this historic achievement, confirming their leadership in African football. .

Amulet of fortune

Al-Ahly faced Zamalek during 4 previous copies of the African Champions League in 2005, 2008, 2012 and 2013, all of which ended with the red genius being crowned champion of the oldest competition on the African continent.

Al-Ahly did not know the taste of defeat against Zamalek in the African Championship, where they won five games against a draw in three meetings.

Walid Suleiman, now Al-Ahly’s playmaker, is considered the only player of the current generation from the two poles to have scored a goal during the two teams’ clashes in the Champions League.

The history of the clashes of Al-Ahly and Zamalek in the Champions League

2005: Al-Ahly and Zamalek met for the first time in the Champions League in the semi-finals, when Al-Ahmar won 2-1 in the first leg with two goals from Emad Mutab and Mohamed Barakat, while Al-Abyad scored Hazem Imam’s goal, then Al-Ahly defeated Zamalek 2-0 in the second leg with two goals. By Mohamed Barakat.

2008: The two poles meet Egyptian football again, but this time in the group stage (quarter-finals), Al-Ahly won 2-1 in the first round with two goals from Amadou Flavio and Ahmed Hassan, while size Hamza scored Al-Abyad’s goal, and their second meeting in the fifth round ended in a draw. 2-2, and scored for Al-Ahly, Amadou Flavio and Mohamed Abu Trika, and scored for Zamalek, Jamal Hamza and Ghanaian Junior Agogo.

2012: The same scenario was repeated when Al-Ahly faced Zamalek in the group stage after four years, as Mohamed Abu Trika led his team to a 1-0 victory in the second round, before the two teams tied 1-1 in the sixth round as Mohamed Ibrahim opened the scoring for Zamalek before drawing. Mohamed Barakat.

2013: The meeting between the two teams was renewed the following year and was the last between them at the African level, as they drew again in the same group, and the first match ended with a 1-1 draw after Ahmed Jaafar scored Zamalek’s goal before Muhammad Abu Trika equalized, while Al-Ahly achieved a great victory In the second match against Zamalek with a score (4-2), Walid Suleiman, Ahmed Abdel Zahir, Muhammad Abu Trika and Ahmed Fathi scored for the red, while the whites Omar Jaber and Ahmed Hassan scored for the red.

A single African victory for Zamalek against Al-Ahly

Zamalek achieved his only victory over Al-Ahly at the African Championship in Johannesburg, South Africa, when he beat Red Genius (1-0) with Ayman Mansour’s famous goal, to crown the White Knight as African Super Cup champion in 1994.