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Ahly retain African title | Ahly retain African title |
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Aboutrika celebrates his goal in stoppage time | Aboutrika celebrates his goal in stoppage time |
Mohamed Aboutrika scored a stunning volley two minutes into stoppage time to help Ahly of Egypt retain the Champions League title. | Mohamed Aboutrika scored a stunning volley two minutes into stoppage time to help Ahly of Egypt retain the Champions League title. |
Aboutrika's strike helped Ahly beat hosts CS Sfaxien of Tunisia 1-0 at the Rades Stadium in Tunis on Saturday. | Aboutrika's strike helped Ahly beat hosts CS Sfaxien of Tunisia 1-0 at the Rades Stadium in Tunis on Saturday. |
The Egyptian side's victory in the second-leg gave them a 2-1 win on aggregate. | The Egyptian side's victory in the second-leg gave them a 2-1 win on aggregate. |
Aboutrika's goal, shot from the edge of the penalty area as he ran on to a flick-on from Angola international Flavio, snatched the title away from their Tunisian hosts who had been on course to win the trophy for the first time. | Aboutrika's goal, shot from the edge of the penalty area as he ran on to a flick-on from Angola international Flavio, snatched the title away from their Tunisian hosts who had been on course to win the trophy for the first time. |
A goalless draw would have been enough to give Sfaxien the title on the away goals rule but Aboutrika broke the deadlock to silence a 52,000-strong crowd and took Ahly to a record-equalling fifth time. | A goalless draw would have been enough to give Sfaxien the title on the away goals rule but Aboutrika broke the deadlock to silence a 52,000-strong crowd and took Ahly to a record-equalling fifth time. |
The only other side to have won it are their arch-rivals Zamalek. | |
As well as winning the US$1 million in prize money, they will also represent African at next month's Club World Cup in Japan. | As well as winning the US$1 million in prize money, they will also represent African at next month's Club World Cup in Japan. |
They became only the third club in more than 40 years to successfully defend the title. | They became only the third club in more than 40 years to successfully defend the title. |
606: DEBATE Congratulations Ahly. Mohamed Aboutrika should be named BBC African Footballer of the Year mmjnr10 606: Have your say | 606: DEBATE Congratulations Ahly. Mohamed Aboutrika should be named BBC African Footballer of the Year mmjnr10 606: Have your say |
Aboutrika's goal was his eighth of the competition, allowing him to finish as joint leading goal-scorer in this year's Champions League. | Aboutrika's goal was his eighth of the competition, allowing him to finish as joint leading goal-scorer in this year's Champions League. |
Ahly, hampered by injuries and suspensions, had several lucky escapes in the first half at the November 7 stadium, notably when Sfaxien defender Issam Merdassi headed wide with the goal at his mercy on the half-hour mark. | Ahly, hampered by injuries and suspensions, had several lucky escapes in the first half at the November 7 stadium, notably when Sfaxien defender Issam Merdassi headed wide with the goal at his mercy on the half-hour mark. |
Tarak Ziadi had the ball in the Egyptian team's net just after the interval but was flagged offside. | Tarak Ziadi had the ball in the Egyptian team's net just after the interval but was flagged offside. |
Television replays showed that the Sfaxien striker had beaten the offside trap. | Television replays showed that the Sfaxien striker had beaten the offside trap. |
Ahly showed more enterprise as Sfaxien sought to sit on the goalless scoreline and slow down the game with several incidents of gamesmanship. | Ahly showed more enterprise as Sfaxien sought to sit on the goalless scoreline and slow down the game with several incidents of gamesmanship. |
Flavio smashed a powerful shot against the crossbar in the 79th minute and went narrowly wide with a similar shot soon after. | Flavio smashed a powerful shot against the crossbar in the 79th minute and went narrowly wide with a similar shot soon after. |
The win marked the third title for Ahly's Portuguese coach Manuel Jose, who also took the Egyptians to Champions League success in 2001 and 2005. | The win marked the third title for Ahly's Portuguese coach Manuel Jose, who also took the Egyptians to Champions League success in 2001 and 2005. |
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