| Goals | Goals |
|---|---|
| 9. Emad Meteab (12’) | 15. Aly Mbwana Samata (85’) |
| 15. Mohamed Nagui (90 + 2’) |
Ahly face tough Mazembe test
Al Ahly admit that they are in for a tough
time when they welcome DR Congo side TP Mazembe to Cairo for their CAF
Champions League Group B clash on Sunday.
Ahli coach Hossam Al-Badri says the
strength of their opponent, and the lack of competitive action for his side,
will count against them.
“It's going to be a very difficult one.
Mazembe is a very tough team and have a good reputation on the continent,”
Al-Badri told Cafonline.com.
“On the other hand Ahli are still in the
pre-season preparations' phase and the players still to gain their full
physical and technical fitness yet.
“It's tricky to kick off the campaign with
such a difficult game, especially that our players lack local competitive
football since the suspension of domestic football activities.”
Mazembe were winners of this competition in
2009 and 2010, but were disqualified in 2011 for fielding an ineligible player.
They remain one of the teams to beat on the
continent and it will be fascinating to see how they go having had a year to
develop their squad further.
“Mazembe is a team known to everyone; they
won the Champions League twice in a row and represented Africa in the Club
World Cup,” Al-Badri says.
“I watched tapes of their games against
Sudan's Merriekh in the previous round and I can say they are a very good team.
We respect them a lot.”
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