Sayed Abelhafiz, Al Ahly’s director of football, spoke ahead of our game against Tunisia’s Esperance in the first leg of the CAF Champions League semi-finals. 

“Al Ahly and Esperance have been in the semi-finals over the past four years, and this shows the difficulty of Saturday’s game.”

“The game against Esperance is a game of two halves. We are fully focused on Saturday’s encounter as we want to achieve a positive result ahead of the second leg in Cairo.”

"Al Ahly and Esperance are among the biggest teams in the continent and they have been always among the favorites to win the CAF Champions League title.”

“Our players are ready for the game. We are aware of the importance and the difficulty of the game as it is considered an important step in our journey to defend our African title.”