The technical staff of Al-Ahly Club, led by Swiss Marcel Kohler, closed the page for the Al-Ahly Bank match, which was held yesterday evening, Tuesday, at Cairo International Stadium, and which was postponed from the fifteenth round of the Egyptian League competition, in order to prepare for the quarter-final match of the African Champions League against Simba of Tanzania.
The date of Al-Ahly’s next match against Tanzania’s Simba in the Champions League
Al-Ahly is preparing to face Simba of Tanzania in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals on March 29 and 30, with the return matches taking place on April 5 and 6.
The return matches will be held on the stadiums of the clubs that finished first in their groups.
Clashes between Al-Ahly and Simba of Tanzania
Al-Ahly and Simba of Tanzania met in 8 previous matches. The Red Giant won 3 matches, and Simba won three others. The two teams tied once with a score of 2/2 and once with a score of 1/1. The Red Giant scored 12 goals and conceded 7 goals.
The history of Al-Ahly and Simba’s confrontations is equal between the two teams, as their direct match began in the 1985 African Cup Winners’ Cup.
Al-Ahly lost to Simba in the first leg (2-1) in Tanzania, while it won the second leg with two clean goals in Cairo.
The end of that tournament witnessed Al-Ahly being crowned champion of the African Cup Winners’ Cup.
Al-Ahly returned to face Simba in the 2018-2019 CAF Champions League after an absence of several years.
Al-Ahly won by five clean goals at home in the first leg of the group stage, then lost 1-0 in the second leg.
Al-Ahly and Simba exchanged wins with a clean goal in two matches between them in the group stage of the African Champions League for the 2020-2021 season.
Then the two teams met in the African Super League, and the first leg ended in a draw with two goals for each team, and the return match ended in a draw with one goal for each team.
Al-Ahly’s confrontations with Tanzanian clubs
In total, Al-Ahly participated in 22 matches against Tanzanian clubs, winning 12, drawing 6, and losing 4. Its players scored 40 goals and conceded 11 goals.
Al-Ahly achieved victory over Simba by five to one, making it the largest victory in the history of confrontations between the two teams.
Dates for the CAF Champions League semi-finals and final
The first leg of the Champions League semi-finals will be held on April 19 and 20, with the return matches being held on April 26 and 27.
The first leg of the Champions League final will be held on May 19, with the return match being held on May 26.
Al-Ahly’s journey in the African Champions League
Al-Ahly opened its campaign in the current edition of the African Champions League by overcoming St. George of Ethiopia in the first leg, 3-0, and back, 4-0, then the Red Giants achieved a 3-0 victory over Ghana’s Medeama in the first round of the group stage at Al-Salam Stadium, then they faced Tanzania’s Young Africans in their stadium and tied. With a goal for each team, then it tied 0-0 with Chabab Belouizdad of Algeria in Cairo, then it faced Chabab Belouizdad in Algeria and tied 0-0, then it faced Ghana’s Medeama and won 1-0, then it beat Young Africans of Tanzania 1-0 to occupy the top spot in its group.
Al-Ahly is the most successful club in the championship
Al-Ahly, which won the last edition of the African Champions League at the expense of Moroccan Wydad, hopes to achieve the twelfth title in the current edition.
Al-Ahly Club tops the list of teams with the most wins in the African Champions League, with 11 titles, while Zamalek comes in second place with 5 titles, equally with Congolese Mazembe.
The channel broadcasting Al-Ahly matches in the 2024 African Champions League
All Al-Ahly matches in the 2024 CAF Champions League groups can be watched through the “BeIN Sports” channels, the exclusive broadcaster of the competition in the Middle East and North Africa region.