Pressure on African giants Ahly after surprise loss An away loss to surprise Group A pacesetters Simba of Tanzania has left the Cairo Red Devils third in the standings, two rounds into the mini-league phase of the marquee African club competition. Ahly players pose with their medals after the FIFA Club World Cup final football match between Germany s Bayern Munich vs Mexico s UANL Tigres at the Education City Stadium in the Qatari city of Ar-Rayyan on February 11, 2021. Picture: Karim Jaafar / AFP.
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JOHANNESBURG - Record nine-time CAF Champions League winners Al Ahly of Egypt face unexpectedly early pressure in the 2020-2021 campaign when they host V Club from the Democratic Republic of Congo this weekend.
Friday, Mar 05, 2021 11:45 AM Pressure on African giants Ahly after surprise loss
Record nine-time CAF Champions League winners Al Ahly of Egypt face unexpectedly early pressure in the 2020-2021 campaign when they host V Club from the Democratic Republic of Congo this weekend.
An away loss to surprise Group A pacesetters Simba of Tanzania has left the Cairo Red Devils third in the standings, two rounds into the mini-league phase of the marquee African club competition.
Subsequently, under-fire coach Pitso Mosimane watched anxiously as Ahly snatched an unsatisfactory victory over lowly El Gaish in the Egyptian Premier League, which heightened criticism of his stars.