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Al-Ahly of Egypt loses Esperance by three in Tunisia

May 13, 2023

The Egyptian trio Al-Ahly bore the signature of South Africans Percy Tau (8+55), and Mahmoud Abdel Moneim Kahraba (75).

Al-Ahly is looking to reach the fourth final in a row, and increase its record number of titles (currently 10 times), and if it qualifies, it will face the winner of the matches between Wydad Athletic Club of Morocco and the Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa, who will meet on Saturday in the first leg of the Carré d’Or.

The match was played in the absence of an audience after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) inflicted a penalty on the Tunisian team due to the riots during Esperance’s match against Algeria’s JS Kabylie, during of the second leg of the quarter. -finals.

The “Bab Souika” team took part in the meeting in the absence of a group of their stars, including veteran goalkeeper Moez bin Sharifia, midfielder Ghilan Al-Shaalali, Libyan winger Hamdo Al-Huni and Algerian Riyad Bin Ayada.

The second leg will take place in Cairo next Friday.

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Arab Desk

Arab Desk

The Arab Desk leads The Eastern Herald's reporting on the Middle East and North Africa. The desk has covered the Gaza-Israel war since October 2023, the Iran-Israel war of 2025-2026, the fall of the Assad government in Syria, Hezbollah's political and military shifts in Lebanon, the war in Yemen, and the diplomatic realignment of the Gulf states under the Abraham Accords and the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.

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