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CAF Champions league final Preview: Wydad face off against Al Ahly in Casablanca

CAF Champions league final Preview: Wydad face off against Al Ahly in Casablanca

Morocco  giants Wydad AC    face off against Egypt  giants Al Ahly  Wydad AC   on Sunday evening, in the second  leg of the CAF Champions League final.The first leg in Cairo ended with Al Ahly winning 2-1

The Egyptian side have won the competition more than any other side, having lifted the trophy 10 times, but they face a very tough test against the reigning champions in Casabalanca courtesy of the away goal scored in Cairo.

Al Ahly are four points clear at the top of the Egyptian Premier League, while they also have four games in hand on second-placed Pyramids, meaning they are almost certain to win yet another league title.

The Red Devils have won the competition 42 times, far more than any other club, but they have not been crowned champions since the 2019-20 season, which by their standards is a long time without finishing top of the table.

To reach this stage of the CAF Champions League, Al Ahly have swept aside Raja Casablanca and Esperance Tunis with relative ease, keeping clean sheets in all four of their matches in the competition up to this point.

However, to be crowned champions of Africa once again, the Red Devils are now tasked with defeating a side they came unstuck against in the final last season, losing 2-0 in front of a crowd of 80,000 in Casablanca.

Al Ahly will undoubtedly be out to get revenge, but they will know they face a very difficult task, given that Wydad are the current holders of the competition, and they have reached four of the last seven finals.

That said, WAC were unable to win their domestic league this season, despite the fact they picked up 56 points in 26 games, with FAR Rabat clinching the title by a single point.

Although they were not able to defend their league title, Sven Vandenbroeck’s   side still have an opportunity to make a success out of this season, should they retain the CAF Champions League for the first time ever.

Wydad are three-time winners of the CAF Champions League, and if they are able to defeat Al Ahly over two legs, they will become the most successful Moroccan side in the history of the competition..

Wydad could move a couple of changed, with striker Bouly Junior Sambou  likely to return to the team, having scored 12 league goals this season, the most of any player in the division.

Al Ahly possible starting lineup:
Shobeir; Hany, Abdelmonem, Metwaly, Maaloul; Attia, Tau, El Solia, Dieng, Abdeldaker; Sherif

Wydad AC possible starting lineup:
El Motie; Zola, Farhane, Daoudi, Attiyat, El Amloud; Ellafi, Jaadi, El Hassouni; Ounajem, Sambou

Wydad AC CAF Champions League form:
  • D
  • W
  • L
  • W
  • D
  • D

 

Wydad AC form (all competitions):

 

  • D
  • W
  • D
  • D
  • W
  • W
Al Ahly CAF Champions League form:
  • W
  • W
  • W
  • D
  • W
  • W

 

Al Ahly form (all competitions):

 

  • W
  • W
  • W
  • W
  • W
  • W

 

Ex- CAF Media Expert. An expert on African football with over 15 years experience ,always with an ear to the ground with indepth knowledge of the game. I have worked for top publications including 7 years at www.supersport.com until i founded www.soka25east.com to quench the thirst of football lovers across the continent. I have trained young upcoming journalists who are now a voice in African football.I have covered World Cup,AFCON,CHAN,Champions League,Confederations Cup,Cecafa,Cosafa,Wafu and many other football tournaments across the World. Founder Football Africa Arena(FAA),Founder www.afrisportdigital.com

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