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2021/07/17

A South African Opponent in the Final for Third Time in History

Alahly, CAF Champions League, Football

We are a few hours away from the 2021 CAF Champions League final, which will be our 14th final in the competition's history. 

Tonight, we will be facing South Africa's Kaizer Chiefs, who will appear in the competition's final for first time in history. 

We know how to secure the trophy when it comes to facing a team from South Africa in the final, given our results against them in two previous occasions. 

Starting with Mamelodi Sundowns, which we faced in 2001 when we were searching for our third title and our first after 14-year hiatus. 

The first leg in South Africa ended in a 1-1 draw, with Sayed Abdelhafiz, our current director of football, scoring our goal in the game. 

In Cairo, we delivered one of our best performances in the competition's history and won the game 3-0, all scored by the legs of one man, Khaled Bebo. 

In 2013, we have already extended our record to seven titles and we were targeting the eighth against Orlando Pirates.

Inspired by what happened 12 years earlier, we were able to secure a 1-1 draw in South Africa thanks to Mohamed Aboutrika's outstanding free kick. 

The return leg in Cairo was tough on both teams but two second-half goals from Aboutrika and Ahmed Abdelzaher handed us the title for the second year in a row.

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