Egypt Premier League giant Al Ahly has retained their CAF Champions League trophy.
Ahly entered this season’s competition as the defending champions and they were able to stabilize despite starting the tournament on a shaky
The first leg was played last week at the famous El Men Stadium in Tunis and ended in a goalless affair, and the hosts took an early lead when Rami Rabia’s header from Hussein El Shahat’s corner deflected off Esperance midfielder Roger Aholou and into the bottom right-hand corner at the Cairo, International Stadium.
Marcel Koller’s men went unbeaten throughout this season’s tournament – matching the feat of their 2005 side – with Mostafa Shobeir keeping nine consecutive clean sheets.
The Cairo club extended their unbeaten run in continental competition to 22 games and won back-to-back Champions League titles for a fourth time.
The result means that Ahly emerged as the competition winner 1-0 on aggregate and they will face arc-rival Zamalek in the final of the Super Cup.
Both Al Ahly and Esperance had already qualified for Fifa’s expanded 32-team Club World Cup, which will be held in the United States in June and July next year, alongside Wydad Casablanca and Mamelodi Sundowns.
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