An official source at Al-Ahly Club confirmed the approval of the security authorities to hold the South African Sun Downs match in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the African Champions League on February 29 in Cairo Stadium in the presence of 30,000 fans, after negotiations that took place during the past hours between club officials and security authorities And the Minister of Sports and Football Association.-
Mahmoud Al-Khatib, Chairman of Al-Ahly Club, had contacts with: Dr. Ashraf Sobhi, Minister of Youth and Sports, and Amr El-Ganaini, President of the Football Association, to confirm Al-Ahly’s request and his desire to hold his match against Sun Downs in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the African Champions League, which is specified to them 29 This February in Cairo Stadium.
This came to increase the number of fans allowed to attend the upcoming South African champion match, which needs to join efforts to support the team at this important stage.
Al-Ahly will play with Sun Downs in South Africa on February 29 in Egypt back, then the Egyptian champion will be a guest of the South African team on March 7 in the second leg of the quarter-finals, while Zamalek will meet Tunisia’s Esperance on February 28 in Egypt, with the two teams in Tunisia to meet Return on March 6.
Al-Ahly and Zamalek asked to hold their matches with Sun Downs and Al-Tarji in Cairo Stadium, but the security authorities had another opinion so far, and decided to hold the Al-Ahly and Sun Downs match in Al-Salam Stadium, and did not specify the Zamalek and Al-Tarji stadium.
The Referees Committee of the Confederation of African Football has been assigned responsibility for managing the first-leg match between Al-Ahly and Sun Downs for the Congolese John Jacques Ndala, while Gambian referee Bakari Jasama will manage the return match in South Africa.
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