Saad Samir, Al Ahly’s defender, spoke about Saturday’s match against Esperance of Tunisia in the first leg of the CAF Champions League semis.

“I’m very happy with the team’s spirit and their concentration on Esperance’s game. I hope that we will be able to achieve a positive result on Saturday.”

“Playing against Esperance is always difficult and that’s something that we have been talking about in the past period. This is an African derby, given the quality players and amount of experience that both teams have.”

“I believe that the players’ great fighting spirit will guide the team to the final and will help us defend our title.”

Samir concluded by stating that the players always look forward to winning every game to satisfy Al Ahly fans, who always want the team to come out victorious on any occasion.