The semifinals first stage of the CAF Champions League smiled at visitors on Saturday 19 June. The Egyptians from Al Ahly won on the Esperance field in Tunis (1-0), in a match marked by incidents, while the South Africans from Kaizer Chiefs won on the same score on the Wydad field.
Al Ahly, the most sacred club in the history of the CAF Champions League (9 victories) and title holder, took a big step towards the final in CAF Champions League, scheduled for July 17 in Casablanca. The Egyptian red devils got an important victory in Radès against Esperance de Tunis. However, the atmosphere was not excellent in the stands at the Olympic Stadium. Clashes broke out between some of EST’s supporters and the police, which forced the organizers to postpone the kick-off for an hour. semifinal first stage.
This context did not prevent Al Ahly from winning on the smallest point (1-0). The winning goal was scored in the 67th by Mohammed Sherif, who went with Mohamed Ben Romdhane and Amir Sayoud at the top of the competition’s goal scorer with four goals.
Kaizer Chiefs, he is close to playing the first CAF Champions League final in its history. The South African club imitated Al Ahly by going for the away win against Casablanca. Wydad is starting to play badly for the title in his warehouse in mid-July after this setback allowed the Chiefs. The latter won thanks to a goal from Serbian striker Samir Nurkovic in the first act (34th).
The return matches take place on Saturday 26 June in Cairo and Johannesburg.
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