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The world newspapers published this Saturday morning shed light on the crowning of the African Champions League for the ninth time in its history by the Al-Ahly club, after beating Zamalek 2-1 in the final match that brought the two together teams at the Cairo Stadium.
Al-Ahly club advanced ahead of Zamalek, Amr Al-Sulaia, with a strong header in the 5 minute, then Shikabala leveled for Zamalek in the 31 minute with a powerful shot after dodging several Al-Ahmar players in the area penalty, then Mohamed Magdy Qafsha scored the precious winning goal for Al-Ahmar and crowned the Brown Princess.
Al-Ahly is the African champion
The Catalan newspaper “Mundo Deportivo” said that “Al-Ahly is once again champion of the continent thanks to the great goal, which came through Mohamed Magdy Qafsha”.
He added that Qafsha’s goal was to give Al-Ahly the ninth continental championship, as well as promotion to the Club World Cup, which is scheduled to be held in Qatar next year.
In France, the French daily L’Equipe called the Al-Ahly club “the biggest in Africa”, after winning the continental title for the ninth time in its history on Friday at the expense of Zamalek.
Musimane lifts the African Cup
He explained that Al-Ahmar reached the final of the African Champions League three times, in the last four editions, but this time the Egyptian team managed to win the ninth title in the spectacular Cairo Derby..
He alluded to Al-Ahly’s participation in the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar, accompanied by Bayern Munich, after winning the African Champions League title.
In South Africa, the newspaper “Kick Off” headlined: “Betso and Al-Ahly crown the title of the African Champions League”.
He added that “Musimane became the second foreign manager in the history of Al-Ahly, to crown the continental title after Portuguese Manuel José, who won it four times.”
Al-Ahly is the African champion
And Pitso Musimane explained that he won the CAF Champions League title for the second time in its history, after winning with the Sun Downs at the expense of Zamalek in the 2016 edition..
As for the Portuguese daily “Record”, he wrote: “Another championship will be added to Al-Ahly in an unprecedented final.”.
He noted that “Al-Ahly defeated Pacheco, to crown the red team for the ninth time in their history with the title, which boosted the Egyptian champion’s count of continental titles.”
He explained that despite the game being played behind closed doors, the streets of Cairo were filled with the impressive Al-Ahly fans..
Finally, wrote the “AS” newspaper, the Al-Ahly team has ended seven lean years since the “Red Devils” won the Champions League title in the 2013 edition at Orlando’s expense.
