Al Ahly are the most successful club in Africa. However, it’s not that obvious beyond the continent. For example, they have only managed to become third at the FIFA Club World Cup on three occasions: in 2006, 2020 and 2021. The side finished fourth in the last two editions of the tournament. Al Ahly have had problems taking points even in the domestic league. They last two games ended in a draw: against El Gouna (1:1) and Smouha (0:0).
Al-Ittihad have almost lost all chances to defend their champions title in Saudi Arabia. This is why they prefer to focus on the FIFA Club World Cup. They have already played one game in this tournament, beating Auckland City from New Zealand without any problems (3:0). Al-Ittihad were fully controlling the game. They could have scored even more, as they had a 3-0 lead after half-time.
This is actually a home game for Al-Ittihad as the tournament is held in Saudi Arabia and this game will kick off in Jeddah. The level of the teams is way too different. Home field of Jeddah will affect this match too. I guess it’s clear who’s the favourite. Besides, Al Ahly has been performing poorly recently. They have won only 1 out of the last 5 games, scoring just twice. Tough schedule that Al-Ittihad have had is the only problem.
I believe that there will be no surprise in this game.
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Marcel Koller
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Hamza Alaa
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Mohamed El Shenawy
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Mostafa Makhlouf
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Oufa Shobeir
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Akram Tawfik
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Ali Maâloul
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Karim El Debes
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Khaled Abdelfattah
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Mahmoud Metwaly
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Moataz Mohamed
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Mohamed Abdelmonem El Sayed Mohamed Ahmed
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Mohamed Hany
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Rami Rabia
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Yasser Ibrahim
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Afsha
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Ahmed Kouka
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Aliou Dieng
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Amr El Solia
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Emam Ashour
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Karim Nedved
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Marwan Ateya
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Ahmed Abdelkader
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Anthony Modeste
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Hussein El Shahat
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Karim Fouad
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Mahmoud Kahraba
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Mohamed Dhaoui
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Mohamed Zaalouk
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Percy Tau
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Reda Slim
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Salah Mohsen
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Taher Mohamed
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Marcelo Gallardo
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Marcelo Grohe
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gk. | 1 | 0 |
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Abdullah Al-Jadani
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Abdullah Al-Mayouf
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Ahmed Bamsaud
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Ahmed Hegazy
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Hassan Kadesh
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Muhannad Shanqeeti
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Zakaria Hawsawi
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Ahmed Sharahili
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Aseel Abed
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Luiz Felipe
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Madallah Al-Olayan
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Omar Hawsawi
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Suwailem Al-Manhali
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Faisal Al-Ghamdi
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Igor Caique Coronado
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Marwan Al-Sahafi
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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N'Golo Kanté
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mf. | 1 | 1 |
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Sultan Al-Farhan
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Awad Al-Nashri
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Farhah Al-Shamrani
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Jota
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Karim Benzema
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fw. | 1 | 1 |
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Saleh Jamaan Al-Amri
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Abderazak Hamdallah
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Abdulrahman Al-Oboud
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Haroune Camara
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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