The long-awaited match took place this evening, with Al-Ahly facing Chabab Belouizdad. Football fans were eagerly awaiting the 9 p.m. kick-off this Friday at the Stade du 5 Juillet in the Algerian capital, marking the fourth day of the CAF Champions League group stage.
In their previous encounter in December, Al-Ahly triumphed over their hosts Chabab Belouizdad with a crushing 6-1 scoreline at Cairo Stadium in the third round of the group stage.
Match Updates
Al-Masry Al-Youm provided live updates throughout the match between Al-Ahly and CS Belouizdad, covering every thrilling moment of the action.
Kick-off of the Match
- 1′: The match started in an electric atmosphere at the Stade du 5 Juillet.
- 5′: Wissam Abu Ali wins a direct free kick just outside the penalty area.
- 7′: Yahya Attiya Allah takes the free kick, firing a powerful shot just over the crossbar.
- 15′: Belouizdad striker Mayo finds the back of the net, but the referee disallows the goal for offside.
- 30′: Possession statistics show that Chabab Belouizdad holds 56%, while Al-Ahly has 44%.
- 43′: Ramy Rabia connects with a cross from Hussein El Shahat with a strong header, but the Belouizdad goalkeeper manages to catch it.
- 50′: Possession remains at 55% for Belouizdad and 45% for Al-Ahly.
- 54′: Belouizdad player Ben Guit seizes the opportunity as El-Shenawy leaves his goal, but his shot hits the post.
- 56′: A powerful free kick from Belouizdad goes wide.
- 60′: A dangerous free kick is awarded to Al-Ahly after Kuka fouls a Belouizdad striker.
- 62′: Hussein Bin Eyada takes the blow but hits the wall.
- 64′: Raouf Benguit is replaced by veteran Algerian striker Islam Slimani.
- 77′: Substitutes Muhammad Magdy Afsha and Akram Tawfiq come on for Karim Al-Dabis and Amr Al-Sulayya.
- 84′: A well-organized attack resulted in a powerful shot from Yahya Atiyatallah that just grazed the post.
- 90′: 6 minutes of additional time are announced.
- 90+1′: Khasef Nofal takes advantage of a poor clearance from Mohamed El-Shenawy and sends it into the Al-Ahly net.
- 90+6′: Percy Tau and Kahraba come on for Hussein Al-Shahat and Koka.
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Starting Lineups:
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- Defenders: Yahya Atiya Allah, Rami Rabia, Ashraf Dari, Khaled Abdel Fattah.
- Midfielders: Imam Ashour, Amr Al-Soulia, Ahmed Nabil Koka.
- Attackers: Wissam Abu Ali, Hussein Al-Shahat, Karim Al-Dabis.
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Sur le banc d’Al-Ahly se trouvent: Yasser Ibrahim, Mahmoud Kahraba, Akram Tawfiq, Percy Tau, Marawan Attia, Mohamed Magdy Afsha, Karim Nedved, Omar Al-Saei and Mustafa Schubert.
The two teams had previously met three times in the CAF Champions League, starting in 2001 during the group stage, where Al-Ahly won 1-0 in Cairo, after repeating the same result in Algeria, with goals from Hossam Ghaly and Ibrahim Saeed, respectively. Last season, they faced each other again in the group stage, ending in a scoreless draw.
The most recent encounter took place on December 22, where Al-Ahly won a decisive 6–1 victory, with Wissam Abu Ali scoring a hat-trick and goals from Hussein Al-Shahat, Percy Tau, Imam Ashour and Ayman Mahyous for Belouizdad.
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Tonight’s match between Al-Ahly and CS Belouizdad in the CAF Champions League is scheduled for Friday, January 3, 2025, with kick-off set for 9 p.m. Cairo Time, 7 p.m. GMT, 10 p.m. Mecca, and 11 p.m. Abu Dhabi time.
beIN Sports holds broadcast rights to the match, broadcasting it on beIN Sports HD 2. Additionally, Algerian terrestrial channels will provide live coverage, available via satellite on Nilesat.
The Algerian terrestrial channel offers a free broadcast of the Al-Ahly match against CR Belouizdad today on Nilesat, which can be followed at the frequency: 11680 V vertical, with a bit rate of 27500.
Commentator Hassan Al-Aidaroos will provide live analysis for this match.
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Currently, Al-Ahly leads Group C of the CAF Champions League with 7 points, followed by Orlando Pirates with 5 points, CS Belouizdad with 3, and Stade Ivoirien d’Abidjan with 1 point. The current standings for Group C are as follows:
Al-Ahly team against Belouizdad: Mohamed El-Shenawy, Mustafa Schubert, Hamza Alaa, Yahya Attia Allah, Ashraf Dari, Karim Al-Dabis, Rami Rabia, Yasser Ibrahim, Khaled Abdel Fattah, Akram Tawfiq, Ahmed Nabil “Koka”, Marwan Attia, Imam Ashour, Mustafa Abu Al-Khair, Amr Al-Sulayya, Karim Walid “Nedved”, Omar Al-Saei, Mohamed Magdy “Afsha”, Percy Taiwan, Hussein Al-Shahat, Mahmoud Abdel Moneim “Kahraba”, Wissam Abu Ali, Samir Mohamed.
Goalkeeper: Mohamed El-Shenawy.
Defensive line: Yasser Ibrahim, Yahya Attia Allah, Rami Rabia, Omar Kamal.
Midfielders: Emam Ashour, Akram Tawfiq, Marwan Attia.
Attack : Hussein Al-Shahat, Percy Tau et Sam Abu Ali.
Note that Al-Ahly will be without several key players against Belouizdad, including: Omar Kamal Abdel Wahed, Mustafa Makhlouf, Youssef Ayman, Reda Selim, Ali Maaloul, Karim Fouad, Taher Mohamed Taher, Mohamed Hani and Mohamed Abdullah.
