Title holders Al Ahly have announced their squad to face Raja Casablanca in the CAF Super Cup in Doha, Qatar next week. Photo: Twitter @AlAhly
Percy Tau named in Al Ahly squad for CAF Super Cup
Title holders Al Ahly have announced their squad to face Raja Casablanca in the CAF Super Cup in Doha, Qatar next week.
Title holders Al Ahly have announced their squad to face Raja Casablanca in the CAF Super Cup in Doha, Qatar next week. Photo: Twitter @AlAhly
Title holders Al Ahly have announced their squad to face Raja Casablanca in the CAF Super Cup in Doha, Qatar next week.
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The 2022 CAF Super Cup will take place between CAF Champions League winners Al Ahly and Moroccan giants Raja Casablanca, who are the CAF Confederation Cup champions.
The match is scheduled for Wednesday, 22 December with kick-off set for 19:00 SA time.
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Al Ahly have enjoyed a red-hot start to the season and sit top of the Egyptian Premier League standings with a perfect record of six wins from as many matches.
Al Ahly have been boosted by the return of key players
Not only Al Ahly will enter the match in good form, but their squad has seen the return of several key players, including Mahmoud Kahraba and Mahmoud Metwally.
Ayman Ashraf and Ali Maaloul have also been confirmed in the squad despite suffering injuries during the Arab Cup.
However, Salah Mohsen has been ruled out for injury.
Bafana Bafana star Percy Tau has been included in the 29-man squad.
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Al Ahly are record seven-time winners of the CAF Super Cup and have finished as runners-up on two occasions.
Pitso Mosimane’s men beat Morocco’s RS Berkane 2-0 in the most recent CAF Super Cup.
SQUAD:
Goalkeepers: Mohamed El-Shennawy, Ali Lotfi, Mostafa Shobier, Hamza Alaa
Defenders: Rami Rabiaa, Badr Benoun, Mahmoud Metwally, Ayman Ashraf, Ali Maaloul, Mahmoud Wahid, Mohamed Hany, Karim Fouad, Akram Tawfik
Midfielders: Amr El-Sulya, Hamdi Fathi, Aliou Dieng, Mohamed Mahmoud, Amar Hamdi, Mohamed Magdy Afsha, Ahmed Abdelakder, Taher Mohamed, Hussien El-Shahat, Walid Soliman, Ahmed Nabil Kouka, Luís Miquissone
Forwards: Percy Tau, Mahmoud Kahraba, Mohamed Sherif, Hossam Hassan
