Meet Our Opponent in FIFA Club World Cup: Al Duhail SC 

Al Ahly are set to play our first game in FIFA Club World Cup on the 4th of February, 2021, against Qatari champions Al Duhail SC. 

The competition’s draw took place on Tuesday at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich. 

The Red Eagles qualified to the competition after defeating our arch-rivals Zamalek SC in the CAF Champions League final to clinch our ninth African title in history. 

Al Ahly will participate in the competition for the sixth time, to be the second most participated team in the competition’s history. 

We are facing the Qatari team for the first time and here are 4 interesting facts about Al Duhail SC.

1- The Qatari team was founded in 2009 as Lekhwiya and then it was renamed as Al Duhail SC and managed to establish themselves as one of the biggest clubs in Qatar. 

2- Al Duhail SC will participate in the FIFA Club World Cup for the first time as the champions of the host nation's league. 

3- Al Duhail won 7 Qatar Stars League titles, 2 Qatar Cup titles, 2 Shiekh Jassem Cup titles, 3 Emir of Qatar Cup titles, and one Crown Prince Cup title.

4- Al Duhail SC have many prominent players from the Qatari national team such as Almoez Ali, Bassem Al Rawi, and Karim Boudiaf as well as the Morocco national team captain, Mehdi Benatia, besides signing Michael Olunga from Kashiwa Reysol and Brazilian star Dudu on loan from Palmeiras.