Al Ahly (Arabic: النادي الأهلي) is an Egyptian football club based in Cairo. Founded
in April 1907, Al Ahly (national in Arabic) is the winningest club in Egyptian soccer history with
35 Egyptian League and cup titles and 6 CAF Champions League titles. Al Ahly was named as the
African Club of the Century in 2000 [.
We'll be back next week with the season's first regular edition of the WCR Weekly Top 25. While
we're waiting for that, though, here is the next in our series of Annual Rankings.
1993 was the second season in a row in which the UEFA Champions Cup winner finished atop the
Annual Rankings.
In the CAF Champions League semi-finals this weekend defending champions TP Mazembe made the
most of home advantage as they fought out a 3-1 win over Algerians JS Kabylie whilst in Cairo Al
Ahly, also at home, got the better of Espérance by two goals to one.
TP Mazembe are hoping to defend the title they won last season and, thus, win a fourth title
overall.
The 2010 Africa Cup of Nations kicks off this Sunday, January 10th in Angola. You can find the
full match schedule here.
Below you'll find the squads for all 16 qualified nations, divided by group. A quick glance down
the list reveals a lot of familiar names and a lot of European clubs.
As the African Cup of Nations 2010 reaches the semi finals stage I thought we might revive an
interesting feature that we ran for the 2008 tournament in Ghana on Just Football, namely
Goalwatch. Its an oldie but a goodie, in which we tracked every goalscorer as well as the domestic
league they play in, in order to bring you a list of the leagues that contribute most to African
Cup of Nations success.
Dynamos F.C. from Zimbabwe will be one of the lucky teams to play in the CAF Champions
League
The second round of the CAF Champions League has been completed this weekend and the eight teams
who have qualified from this section look forward to the oncoming group stage. "Stoppage Time
International Football Blog" reports on the winners and losers from the second round of Africa's
elite club competition and highlights the latest developments in the Confederation Cup, Africa's
equivalent of the UEFA Europa League or Copa Sudamericana.
Al Ahly vs JS Kabylie Egypt vs Algeria in club format is a post from: Just Football
Al-Ahly's Mohamed Aboutreika against JS Kabylie in Tizi-Ouzou
The African Champions League will renew old North African rivalries this weekend, as Egyptian
side Al-Ahly take on JS Kabylie from Algeria in Cairo.
TP Mazembe vs North African dominance CAF Champions League 2010 semi-finals is a post from: Just
Football
Can TP Mazembe retain their trophy?
The 2010 African Champions League semi-finals have a very Maghreb/Egyptian feel
to them this year. Perhaps this should come as no surprise.
According to Alan Dawson & Mohammed Awaad at Goal.com UK, Portsmouth are
pursuing Al-Ahly striker Emad Meteb. Meteb's agent Nader
Shawqi said,
"There is negotiation between us and Portsmouth, I am sure that his goal against Nigeria will
get us more interest but for now the most serious offer is from Portsmouth.
OK, so it's not Tuesday but we're an hour or so away from kick off so there's actually still
time to bring you some interesting facts and figures about tonight's opponents.
I'm not sure if Egyptwere chosen to provide typical North African opposition
ahead of our game with Algeria or not, but if the pasting our visitors gave the
Algerians in the recent African Cup of Nations semi finals is anything to go by then we probably
shouldn't be too worried.
El Zamalek's Abdel Wahed El Sayed reacts after their draw against Al Ahly during their Egyptian
Premier League derby soccer match at Cairo Stadium, April 16, 2010. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Seven links from the last seven days on The Offside and World Cup Blog. A celebration of Xaxi's El
Clasico performance.
Algerians ES Sétif were amongst the winners in the CAF Champions League 2nd round, 1st leg
The second round of the two major African club tournaments began this weekend with the first leg
of each tie played from Friday to Sunday. In both competitions there was a winner in all but one
match so a number of the clubs participating in Africa's club competitions can fancy their chances
of further progress.
Can record champions Al Ahly progress from the CAF Champions League group stage?
After a two month break which allowed for those national teams involved in the FIFA World Cup to
prepare for that particular tournament it is back to African club competition this weekend. The
Confederation of African Football (CAF) Champions League has reached its group stage with two
groups of four teams battling it out for the semi-final places.
Given Singuluma scored twice for TP Mazembe in their 2-0 away win at Dynamos
The opening matchday of the African Champions League took place this weekend and it was a good
one for defending champions TP Mazembe whose campaign goes from strength to strength following a
2-0 win in Zimbabwe. Record champions Al Ahly, however, had to come from behind to snatch a draw
away at Nigerians Heartland FC.
Eight teams are competing to win the CAF Champions League trophy
African club competition is really starting to hot up. The CAF Champions League is now at the
midway point of the group stage whilst the CAF Confederation Cup has began its group stage after
three intense rounds of knockout so far.
It's really hard to believe that Bojan is actually twenty today. It seems like just yesterday he
was a sixteen year old mite making his pioneer debut for the senior squad
and scoring in
that same friendly against Al-Ahly...
Of course twenty is still totally young, but it just feels strange because he's always been the
baby of the team, Barca's adorable and amazing teen wonder since the day he broke into the first
team.
The African Champions League remains competitive after Matchday 4 was completed this weekend
with every team hoping that they can still advance to the semi-finals. Meanwhile the CAF
Confederation Cup is now in full swing after all eight clubs played their Matchday 2 games in the
last few days. Stoppage Time International Football Blog reviews the latest action in
African continental club competition.
Al-Ahly 1-1 JS Kabylie: Canaries through to African Champions League semi final is a post from:
Just Football
JS Kabylie survived a hostile environment and an attacking onslaught from
opponents Al-Ahly to draw 1-1 and qualify for the last four of the 2010 African
Champions League.
The CAF Champions League semi-finalists have been decided with one match to play in the group
stage of the competition whilst the CAF Confederation Cup is taking shape halfway through its group
phase. Stoppage Time International Football Blog reports on the latest developments from
Africa's two continental club competitions.
JS Kabylie had the best record in the Champions League group stages
With the identity of all four semi-finalists known the final matchday in the CAF Champions
League group stages was a little anti-climatic but there were still points to play for as teams
jostled either for the leadership of the group or to avoid the wooden spoon.
Amistosamente no dia 11/08/2010, na cidade do Cairo-EGY, no Cairo International Stadium e jogaram
as seleções do Egito (9º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção do RD Congo (124º no ranking da
FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo2010Kinshasa 07/09/2008 COD0:1 (0:1)EGY Segunda etapa2010Cairo 01/06/2008 EGY2:1 (0:1)COD Segunda
etapa
Copa da África1974Cairo 09/03/1974 EGY2:3 (1:0)ZAI Segunda etapa
Eliminatórias Copa da África1990Kinshasa 30/07/1989 ZAI0:0EGY 1990Cairo 16/07/1989 EGY2:0 (0:0)ZAI
O árbitro do jogo, não foi encontrado.
The last week we've pulled in a new haul of bloggers, with more to come, and we're delighted to
have them in.
Here's a quick intro to the newest members of the gang:
Nottingham Forest: Wikipedia is a wondrous thing:
- In 1886, Forest donated a set of football kits to help Arsenal establish themselves the North
London team still wears red to this day.
The last week we've pulled in a new haul of bloggers, with more to come, and we're delighted to
have them in.
Here's a quick intro to the newest members of the gang:
Nottingham Forest: Wikipedia is a wondrous thing:
- In 1886, Forest donated a set of football kits to help Arsenal establish themselves the North
London team still wears red to this day.
The two finalists for the African Champions League have been decided with defending champions TP
Mazembe due to meet Tunisian side Espérance following this weekend's semi-final second legs. In
the CAF Confederation Cup the four semi-finalists were already known prior to this weeknd's final
group match fixtures.
Al Ahly fans will be hoping for a home win against arch-rivals Zamalek
Every football league around the world has its own Clásico; in Spain there's little
denying that Real Madrid against FC Barcelona is as big as it gets whilst Boca Juniors against
River Plate gets the pulses racing more than any other fixture in Argentina.
Al Ahly fans will be hoping for a home win against arch-rivals Zamalek
Every football league around the world has its own Clásico; in Spain there's little
denying that Real Madrid against FC Barcelona is as big as it gets whilst Boca Juniors against
River Plate gets the pulses racing more than any other fixture in Argentina.
