Wrote:
Menna Omar
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Thursday 15 October 2020
02:22 PM
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Raise the slogan “There is no substitute for victory”, Al-Ahly will play its fateful match against Wydad next Saturday night at the Mohammed V stadium in Casablanca, which comes a few days after the Moroccan team lost the title of the professional championship by a point from Raja in the final moments of the competition.
The match will be held as part of the semi-final first leg of the African Champions League, with the return match to be held at Cairo Stadium on the twenty-third of October.
Each team seeks to mobilize its weapons and equip them optimally before the match, Al-Ahly has restored the services of Mohamed El-Shennawy, the goalkeeper of the team, who suffered from a connective muscle injury during his participation in the Red Team match against the Arab Contractors in the 31st round of the Egyptian League Championship, which was decided by the title holder with a goal without Reply.
Betso Mosimane (Al-Ahly coach) also restored the services of Mahmoud Waheed, the left back of the team, Ayman Ashraf, the team’s defender, in addition to the joining of the Tunisian duo, Ali Maaloul and Angolan Giraldo da Costa, from participating with their teams during the international suspension period.
On the other hand, a Moroccan report on Thursday monitored the most prominent weapons on which Wydad coach Miguel Jamondi is relying on.
The Moroccan newspaper Al-Mukhtab believes that the attacking trio of Wydad, consisting of Badie Awok, Kazadi Kasungu and Ismail Al-Haddad, will have an important role in deciding the meeting in favor of the Moroccan team.
She indicated that the mission of the trio will not be easy for Al-Ahly’s defensive strength, especially as the confrontation will be difficult on both sides.
She also stressed that the midfield players will also have an effective role during the match, in the event that they are at their usual technical level, especially Walid Al-Karti, whose level has slightly decreased during the last period.
Looking at Badi ‘Awok, who moved to Wydad at the beginning of the 18/19 season from Hassania Agadir, the 25-year-old participated in 23 league matches during the past season (scoring 5 goals and making 4 assists) in addition to 9 other appearances in the championship. The CAF Champions League is in its current version (scored two goals and scored like them)
As for the Congolese Kasungu, who received his services from Wydad at the beginning of the current season from JSM, he contributed to scoring 15 goals for the Moroccan team during the local league and CAF Champions League (scoring 10 goals and making 5 successful passes).
As for Ismail Al-Haddad, he is among the oldest players in the ranks of Wydad, as he joined him at the beginning of the 15/16 season, coming from Hassania Agadir.
The Moroccan player, with his team, participated this season in 20 matches in the domestic league (scoring 7 goals and making 5 assists), as well as 8 matches in the African Champions League (scoring two goals and making the same).
As for the Karti “Rummana Mizan” Wydad, in spite of its decline – as indicated by the Moroccan newspaper -, it is one of the main pillars of the Moroccan team that is indispensable.
The 26-year-old made his mark in 27 matches in the local league championship (he missed only 3 matches), during which he made 5 assists, and also participated in 9 matches in the Champions League (scored a goal).
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