Al Ahly to meet Wydad Casablanca in CAF Champions League final-Xinhua

Al Ahly to meet Wydad Casablanca in CAF Champions League final

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2022-05-15 08:28:01

Entente Setif's Ahmed Kendouci (C) competes during the CAF Champions League 2022 Semifinal 2nd Leg football match between Entente Setif of Algeria and Al Ahly of Egypt at 5th July Stadium in Algiers, Algeria, May 14, 2022. (Xinhua)

ALGIERS, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Al Ahly of Egypt reached the final of the CAF Champions League here on Saturday after a 2-2 draw with Algeria's Entente Setif in the return leg of the semifinal.

Al Ahly won 6-2 on aggregate thanks to a 4-0 triumph in their first leg in Cairo a week ago.

In their second leg, Ahmed Abdelkader opened the scoring for the visitors in the second minute, but Ahmed Kendouci equalized in the 45th.

Riad Benayad added the second for the hosts in the 61st minute, but Al Ahly's Mohamed Sherif equalized just before the end of the match.

The Egyptians will play Morocco's Wydad Casablanca in this year's CAF Champions League final, as the Moroccans won 4-2 on aggregate over Petro de Luanda of Angola.

The Final will be held in Morocco on May 30, 2022.

Entente Setif's Riad Benayad (C front) competes during the CAF Champions League 2022 Semifinal 2nd Leg football match between Entente Setif of Algeria and Al Ahly of Egypt at 5th July Stadium in Algiers, Algeria, May 14, 2022. (Xinhua)

Al Ahly's starters line up for group photos before the CAF Champions League 2022 Semifinal 2nd Leg football match between Entente Setif of Algeria and Al Ahly of Egypt at 5th July Stadium in Algiers, Algeria, May 14, 2022. (Xinhua)

Entente Setif's starters line up for group photos before the CAF Champions League 2022 Semifinal 2nd Leg football match between Entente Setif of Algeria and Al Ahly of Egypt at 5th July Stadium in Algiers, Algeria, May 14, 2022. (Xinhua)

Entente Setif's Ahmed Kendouci (2nd R) competes during the CAF Champions League 2022 Semifinal 2nd Leg football match between Entente Setif of Algeria and Al Ahly of Egypt at 5th July Stadium in Algiers, Algeria, May 14, 2022. (Xinhua)

Fans are seen during the CAF Champions League 2022 Semifinal 2nd Leg football match between Entente Setif of Algeria and Al Ahly of Egypt at 5th July Stadium in Algiers, Algeria, May 14, 2022. (Xinhua)