Arab Summit Hosts Al-Ahli and Al-Taraji in a Face-Off: Here’s What to Expect

Egyptian club Al Ahli will be the guest of their Tunisian counterpart Esperance in the upcoming match between them this Friday night in the first leg of the semi-final round of the African Champions Football League.

The match will take place at the Hamadi Al Akrabi Olympic Stadium in the Tunisian city of Rades at 21:00 GMT.

Below is the starting lineup for Taraji Athletic:

1- Muhammad Sidqi Al-Dabashi

2- Muhammad bin Ali

3- Rashid Al-Arfawi

4- Muhammad Amin Togay

5- Muhammad bin Ramadan

11- Saber Bogren

13- Raed Bushanbeh

15- Fussini Coulibaly

19- Moataz Zadam

27- Muhammad Ali bin Hamudah

24- Yassin Meria

Here is the starting line-up for Al-Ahly:

1- Muhammad Al-Shennawi

6- Yasser Ibrahim

7- Muhammad Abdel Moneim Kahraba

8- Hamdi Fathi

13- Marwan Attia

14- Hussein Al-Shahat

15- Aliu Diang

21- Ali Maalul

23- Percy Tao

24- Muhammad Abdel Moneim

30- Muhammad Khani

Al Ahly and Al Taraji have previously met in 20 matches, 18 of them in the African Champions League and two in the African Confederation.

In the Champions League, history is on the side of Al Ahly, who won 9 matches and Al Taraji won 3 of them, and the two teams fought for a draw 6 times.

Notably, Al Ahli of Egypt holds the record for most African Champions League wins with 10 championships, while Tunisian Esperance have won the title 4 times.

Source: agencies