Recap
The road to the CAF Champions League final is paved for Al-Ahly, which will be their sixth final in the last seven years, after winning 0-3 in the first leg in Tunisia. This result caused the dismissal of Esperance Tunis coach Nabil Maaloul, and Anis Al-Busaidi replaced him in the faltering and injury-plagued team. They arrived in Cairo heavily depleted, because due to injuries Al-Shaalali, Abu Zureik Sharara, Riyad bin Ayyad, Hamdo Al-Huni, Moez Bin Sharifia and Hani Amamou are out of the squad, while Raed Bushniba, Ghaith Al-Wahabi, Malik Al-Mahri and Zinedine Sassi are in the Tunisia national team in the U-20 World Cup in Argentina.
Al Ahly coach Marcel Koller has proven his worth in the recent period, and he fought the difficult confrontations well, especially in the Egyptian Cup final and the Super Cup. They are undefeated in the last 9 games, having some super hard matches against Pyramids (two times), and Raja Casablanca (two times). The squad is composed of super-quality players who have a lot of experience in CAF and are expected to take another victory in front of a fully packed Al Salam Stadium in Cairo.