Egypt’s eternal rivals Zamalek and Al Ahly shift their century long rivalry to the biggest match of continental club football when they look horns in the 2019-20 Total CAF Champions League final on Friday 27 November 2020 at the Cairo International Stadium.
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Here is the Cairo giants’ road to the final:
Zamalek (Egypt)
Preliminary Round:
16.08.2019 Alexandria / Dekedaha (Somalia) 0-7 Zamalek
24.08.2019 Alexandria / Zamalek 6-0 Dekedaha (Somalia)
Zamalek won 13-0 on aggregate
First Round:
14.09.2019 Thies / Generation Foot (Senegal) 2-1 Zamalek
24.10.2019 Cairo / Zamalek 1-0 Generation Foot (Senegal)
Zamalek won on away goal rule, 2-2 on aggregate
Group Stage:
30.11.2019 Lubumbashi / TP Mazembe (DR Congo) 3-0 Zamalek
07.12.2019 Cairo / Zamalek 2-0 Primeiro de Agosto (Angola)
28.12.2019 Ndola / ZESCO United 1-1 Zamalek
10.01.2020 Cairo / Zamalek 2-0 ZESCO United (Zambia)
24.01.2020 Cairo / Zamalek 0-0 TP Mazembe (DR Congo)
01.02.2020 Luanda / Primeiro de Agosto (Angola) 0-0 Zamalek
Zamalek finished second in Group A: W 2, D 3, L 1, GF 5, GA 4
Quarterfinal:
28.02.2020 Cairo / Zamalek 3-1 Esperance (Tunisia)
06.03.2020 Rades / Esperance (Tunisia) 1-0 Zamalek
Zamalek won 3-2 on aggregate
Semifinal:
18.10.2020 Casablanca / Raja (Morocco) 0-1 Zamalek
04.11.2020 Cairo / Zamalek 3-1 Raja (Morocco)
Zamalek won 4-1 on aggregate
Road to the Final:
Zamalek has played a total of 14 matches: W 8, D 3, L 3. The White Knights have scored 27 goals and conceded 9.
Al Ahly (Egypt)
Preliminary Round:
11.08.2019 Alexandria / Atlabara (South Sudan) 0-4 Al Ahly
25.08.2019 Alexandria / Al Ahly 9-0 Atlabara (South Sudan)
Al Ahly won 13-0 on aggregate
First Round:
14.09.2019 Malabo / Cano Sport (Equatorial Guinea) 0-2 Al Ahly
28.09.2019 Alexandria / Al Ahly 4-0 Cano Sport (Equatorial Guinea)
Al Ahly won 6-0 on aggregate
Group Stage:
29.11.2019 Rades / Etoile du Sahel (Tunisia) 1-0 Al Ahly
06.12.2019 Cairo / Al Ahly 2-1 Al Hilal (Sudan)
28.12.2019 Cairo / Al Ahly 2-0 Platinum (Zimbabwe)
11.01.2020 Bulawayo / Platinum (Zimbabwe) 1-1 Al Ahly
26.01.2020 Cairo / Al Ahly 1-0 Etoile du Sahel (Tunisia)
01.02.2020 Omdurman / Al Hilal (Sudan) 1-1 Al Ahly
Al Ahly finished second in Group B : W 3, D 2, L 1, GF 7, GA 4
Quarterfinal:
29.02.2020 Cairo / Al Ahly 2-0 Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
07.03.2020 Pretoria / Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) 1-1 Al Ahly
Al Ahly won 3-1 on aggregate
Semifinal:
17.10.2020 Casablanca / Wydad (Morocco) 0-2 Al Ahly
23.10.2020 Cairo / Al Ahly 3-1 Wydad (Morocco)
Al Ahly won 5-1 on aggregate
Road to the Final:
Ahly played a total of 14 matches: W 10, D 3, L 1. The Red Devils have scored 34 goals and conceded 6.
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