The Egyptian and Moroccan fans are looking forward to facing Al-Ahly and Al-Raja tomorrow, Saturday, which will determine the qualifier for the semi-finals of the CAF Champions League, amid the confidence of a coach. "the Red" And standby "the green" oval.
Al-Ahly coach Marcel Koller said that his team (who won the first leg 2-0 in the presence of a large crowd) was not worried before facing its host, Raja, amid an expected large presence of Moroccan fans in Casablanca in the second leg of the quarter-finals of the African Champions League.
Reuters said that Kohler, despite suffering from some injuries, is counting on the experience of his team, which holds the record for winning the title 10 times, stressing during the press conference today, Friday, that "Al-Ahly is able to resolve major confrontations with the experience of its players, and there is a state of intense focus in order to qualify for the semi-finals".
And he continued "Raja is a strong competitor and enjoys a large audience, but we do not feel any anxiety and the performance of our team is constantly developing, and this appeared in the recent results.". Al-Ahly loses the efforts of midfielder Amr Al-Suleya, defender Rami Rabia, and striker Muhammad Al-Dawy (Christo), and Koller excluded striker Shadi Hussein and defender Ayman Ashraf for technical reasons.
The winner will meet Tunisia’s Esperance or Algeria’s JS Kabylie for a place in the final.
For his part, Tunisian Munther Al-Kabeer, coach of Al-Rajaa, said, according to the Moroccan website Hespress, that his team will enter the Al-Ahly match strongly in order to win and qualify for the next round.
Al-Kabeer highlighted, in the press conference, that the team will enter the confrontation with the aim of winning and qualifying for the semi-finals, and will count on the determination of its players and the support of its broad fans who will attend the stadium.
added: "The preparation was good, and the task is difficult, not impossible. The opponent has previously conceded more than one goal in his matches outside the field.. We are able to achieve the goal and we set our sights on qualifying for the half, adding: "Our strong point is our fans .. and we are sure that we will receive great support from those present, whom we look forward to making happy tomorrow, and we will give our utmost for that.
And the great continued: "We took important decisions based on the available data. We will find solutions in this match, especially since we played a respectable first half in the first leg"He added, “We will do everything to achieve the desired goal.” We believe in our chances, and the players will do everything they can to secure the passage.
Historic first win:
Al-Ahly is looking forward to achieving the first victory in its history over Raja in Morocco since the first African match that brought the two teams together in 1999, according to the website. "Cairo 24".
Al-Ahly and Moroccan Raja played 4 matches before in Casablanca, the last of which was in the last edition of the African Champions League, when they met in the quarter-finals as well.
The 4 confrontations between Al-Ahly and Al-Raja in Morocco witnessed a tie on 3 occasions, and Raja won once, in the group stage match of the 2022 Champions League, with a score of 2-1.
While the positive draw settled the other 3 confrontations in Morocco in the same tournament, in the years 1999, 2005 and 2022.
The Al-Ahly and Al-Raja match ended last season in the Champions League, with the first winning 3-2 on aggregate, the first leg in Cairo 2-1, and 1-1 in the second leg.
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