“To be honest, we did not develop our usual way of playing, we were a little bit not disappointing but we missed the energy, we missed dynamic passes, we played on a slow tempo so sometimes it happens but don’t forget that we were playing away,” Gomez told reporters as reported by
“For sure we are ambitious we came here to try to win but like I said before the game, the last result between Al Merrikh and AS Vita Club didn’t reflect the match, okay I even told Merrikh coach about that.
“Merrikh could have won the match against AS Vita, so needed to prepare well for the match, very seriously and we cannot underrate them [Merrikh], and for sure I was right because we have some problems to find offensive solution, to find depth and I think we could do better but you know we have seven points today [Saturday] and it is a good result for us.”
Tuesday, Feb 16, 2021 09:15 PM Free-scoring Ahly floor Al Merrikh to go top of Group A
Defending champions Al Ahly scored all the goals in the second half as they saw off Sudanese champions Al Mereikh 3-0 at the Cairo International Stadium on Tuesday to start their Total CAF Champions League group stage campaign in emphatic fashion.
Mohamed Magdy Afsha, Walter Bwalya and Mahmoud Kahraba scored the goals as the home side moved top of the group ahead of Tanzanian champions Simba on goal difference.
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Ahly had most of the chances and would feel aggrieved going back to the dressing room for the break without a goal. They had the chances to score, but a combination of unlucky finishing and good goalkeeping from Monged Salman kept them at bay.
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Tissoudali aangekomen op Gentse oefencomplex (GVA): Tarik Tissoudali is a Dutch-born winger who plays for Beerschot (7th in the Belgian League) and was headed for KAA Gent (12th in same) when apparently current D.C. United coach Hernan Losada (who coached him at Beerschot since taking over the club in 2019) made a push for his services in MLS. Whether it still happens or not as of this writing remains to be seen (Gent was reportedly doing a medical Sunday as part of a high six-figure deal), but you know more than you did before clicking on this.
The star, arriving at El-Merreikh from Uganda Revenue Authority (URA FC), was signed after having individual brilliant moments at the African Nations Championship tournament in Cameroon.
He scored twice and his strike against Togo, a clinical goal that may end up being one of the contestants for goal of the tournament.
Uganda were eliminated at the preliminary stage after losing 2-1 against Togo and 5-2 against reigning champions Morocco after an opening 0-0 draw against Rwanda. Although the national side posted a poor result, Kyeyune’s show has helped him land a deal with the Caf Champions League participants.
The midfielder has left the Ugandan Premier League side URA after serving them for two decades and the El-Merrreikh deal has reportedly earned the Ugandan club $40,000.