This summer's transfer window has been dominated by the Saudi Pro League's efforts to become a popular destination. Top European soccer players received massive pay upgrades to play in the Middle Eastern nation. Now, Liverpool star Roberto Firmino is making the move to Saudi Arabia to join an already-impressive cast of footballers. For example, Cristiano […]

Seattle Sounders succumbed to a late goal from Al Ahly as they crashed out of the Club World Cup at the Ibn Batouta Stadium in Tangier, Morocco on Saturday evening. The Sounders had earlier scripted history when they beat Mexican side Pumas in the Concacaf Champions League final last May to qualify for the Club […]

Casablanca (Morocco) (AFP) – Factfile for 2021 CAF Champions League winners Al Ahly of Egypt: Popular name: Cairo Red Devils Captain: Mohamed el Shenawy Coach: Pitso Mosimane (RSA) Path to victory: Round of 32 – Sonidep (NIG) 4-0 home, 1-0 away; Group A – Al Merrikh (SUD) 3-0 2-2, Simba (TAN) 1-0 0-1, V Club […]

Casablanca (Morocco) (AFP) – Egyptian club Al Ahly won a record-extending 10th CAF Champions League title on Saturday with a 3-0 final victory over 10-man South African rivals Kaizer Chiefs in Casablanca.   Mohamed Sherif scored his sixth goal of the competition after 53 minutes to put the Cairo Red Devils ahead at an empty […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – A CAF Champions League season stacked with shocks will produce another on Saturday if first-time finalists Kaizer Chiefs Beat nine-time winners Al Ahly in Moroccan economic capital Casablanca.  Many among the millions who support Egyptian and African giants Ahly believe the outcome is not in doubt at Stade Mohammed V, their only […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – South African club Kaizer Chiefs reached the CAF Champions League final for the first time on Saturday despite being held 0-0 at home by Moroccan outfit Wydad Casablanca.     Chiefs won the semi-final 1-0 on aggregate after a shock first-leg victory in north Africa last weekend through a goal from Serbian Samir […]

Cairo (AFP) – The Cairo derby between Al-Ahli and Zamalek is staged behind closed doors on Thursday, the crowd ban forcing fans like Mohamed el-Kiey to watch the game from a cafe. Al-Ahli and Zamalek have been playing to an empty stadium since 19 Zamalek fans were killed in February 2015 and 72 Al-Ahli fans […]

Doha (AFP) – Goals from Luiz Suarez, Lionel Messi and Neymar helped Barcelona beat Saudi champions Al-Ahli 5-3 in a thrilling friendly in Doha on Tuesday.  The superstar trio all scored by the 17th minute, helping the Spanish giants to stroll into an early three-goal lead.  And perhaps more importantly for Barcelona, it also ensured […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Record eight-time title-holders Al Ahly were held 0-0 in Egypt by Moroccan club Wydad Casablanca Saturday, leaving them with little hope of reaching the CAF Champions League semi-finals. Only the top two finishers in Group A qualify for the semi-finals and Ahly are bottom of the table halfway through the six-round mini-league […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – A blunder-prone goalkeeper and the loss of star attackers have added to the problems confronting Al Ahly coach Martin Jol ahead of a must-win CAF Champions League clash this weekend. The Egyptian and African giants host Group A leaders Wydad Casablanca from Morocco Saturday desperate for maximum points after a disastrous start […]