The Egyptian Al-Ahly, led by its Swiss coach, Marcel Koler, will host its Sudanese counterpart Al-Hilal this evening, Tuesday, at the Cairo International Stadium, in the first leg of the African Champions League quarter-finals 2024-2025.
The match between Al -Ahly and Al -Hilal Al -Sudani is of special importance, as the Red Genie aspires to win to strengthen its chance to reach the semi -finals and keep the title of the championship, which he holds in the last two copies.
Al -Ahly qualified for the quarter -finals, ranked second in the third group with 10 points, while the Sudanese Al -Hilal tops the first group with the same balance of points.
Al -Ahly’s journey in the tournament
Al -Ahly had qualified for the quarter -finals after he passed the group stage by winning 3 games, drawing in 2 and defeating them, and despite his stumbling in some matches, he kept the group’s description.
The Sudanese Crescent seeks to surprise Al -Ahly
On the other hand, the Sudanese Crescent began its tournament by exceeding many obstacles, the most prominent of which was the skipping team of Al -Ahly Bani Ghazi Libyan and San Pedro Ethiopian.
He also qualified for the quarter -finals after his group topped despite some defeats in the group matches, and the Sudanese team hopes to achieve a positive result in today’s match to facilitate its mission in the second leg.
Al -Ahly and Al -Hilal Challenges
Al-Ahly seeks to crown the Champions League title for the third time in a row and achieve a record number, after winning the championship in two consecutive versions (2022-23 and 2023-24).
Despite the absence of some players such as Karim Fouad and Reda Salim for the injury, the team’s ranks seem complete, as Koler relies on a group of prominent players such as Ashraf Bin Sharqi, Imam Ashour, Hussein Al -Shahat and Slovenian Garadeshar.
As for Al -Hilal, he monitored large financial rewards for its players to motivate them to achieve a surprise against the Egyptian team, and coach Florent Ebinggi is studying all the details of Al -Ahly’s career in the Egyptian League to ensure a distinguished performance in the face of today.
The date of Al -Ahly’s meeting against Al -Hilal in the African Champions League and the carrier channel
The Egyptian Al -Ahly and Al -Hilal Al -Hilal match will be held today, Tuesday evening, at Cairo International Stadium, at nine o’clock Cairo time, ten o’clock Mecca time, and eleven Abu Dhabi time.
The match between Al -Ahly and Al -Hilal Al -Sudani, through the Qatari BN Sport channels, is transmitted as the exclusive and only carrier of the African Champions League, in North Africa and the Middle East.
The date of the return meeting between Al -Ahly and Al -Hilal
The return match between Al -Ahly and Al -Hilal in Mauritania will be held at the “Sheikha Ould Boudiaf” stadium next Tuesday, and the winner of this confrontation will face the winner from the Mamildi Sun Downs match South Africa and the Tunisian Esperance in the semi -finals.
The match will be managed by the Chadian referee Mohamed Al -Hajj, with the help of Cameroonian Alves Nagujo and the second assistant to Sono Fateson, while the Mauritanian Abdulaziz Bou will be a fourth referee.
