North African Football

Egyptian giants Al Ahly upset Italian Serie A side AS Roma in friendly

by
Collins Okinyo
May 21, 2016

Africa’s most successful club Al Ahly of Egypt stunned top Serie A side Roma 4-3 in a friendly played at the Al Ain Stadium in Dubai Friday night.

Egypt skipper Mohamed Salah was among the scorers for Roma, who also introduced Nigerian youngster Sadiq Umar late in this thrilling encounter.Ahmed El-Sheikh grabbed the winning goal deep into stoppage time.

Ahly other scorers were Walid Soliman, Momen Zakaria and John Antwi.The great Diego Maradona was in the stands watching this match.

Roma finished third in the Italian Serie A this past season and will feature in the qualifiers for next season’s UEFA Champions League.

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Collins Okinyo

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