LIVE: Al Ahly v Al Hilal Omdurman

April 6, 2022 c_admin Africa, Egypt, Egyptian Premier League, Football News Comments Off

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22:00 Cairo local time | 16:00 ET Canada-USA

Venue: Cairo Stadium

The Red Devils, who are second in the group with seven points, need only a draw against Al-Hilal in Cairo to join South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns in the knockout phase.

Al-Hilal, third on four points, must cause a huge upset and beat Ahly on the road to advance virtue of a better head-to-head record, with their Omdurman clash having ended in a goalless draw in February.

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Ahly are bidding to become the first team in Africa to win a hat-trick of successive Champions League titles, but to do so they will need to plug some gaps in their defence, which has been uncharacteristically porous.

Although the Cairo giants were expected to face little resistance in their group, which also includes another Sudanese side in Merreikh, they found themselves struggling at some occasions.

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They shipped five goals in as many games, were beaten home and away by Sundowns and survived a home scare against Merreikh only after scoring a late goal.

Ahly welcomes back their Egyptian internationals following the disappointment of a shootout loss to Senegal in the second leg of their World Cup qualifying playoff in Dakar, which saw the Pharaohs miss out on a place at the Qatar finals later this year.

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Coach Pitso Mosimane is likely to thrust them back into action against Al-Hilal, although defender Rami Rabia is ruled out with a hamstring injury and key central defender Mohamed Abdel-Moneim doubtful after fracturing his nose in the first leg against Senegal.