A star attacker for Al Ahly has admitted that of all the CAF Champions League finals he has played in, the one against Kaizer Chiefs was the easiest he had to contest.
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Towards the end of the 2020/21 season, the Red Devils and the Glamour Boys managed to reach the last game of African club football's premier competition during a COVID-19-disrupted campaign.
Chiefs had struggled in the league under Gavin Hunt and, shortly before the encounter against the north African giants, decided to appoint Stuart Baxter as their new manager.
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The Club of the Century, on the other hand, were riding high under Pitso Mosimane, with the South African tactician being on the cusp of winning back-to-back continental titles, an achievement that only Manuel Jose had been able to accomplish in 2004/05 and 2005/06 up until that point for the club.
The Kagiso native did not disappoint Ahly supporters on that fateful night in Casablanca as his side ran away 3-0 winners to win their 10th Champions League title.
One of the goalscorers that night, Afsha, has played in five CAFCL finals, but has now stated that the one against the DStv Premiership giants was the easiest he played in.
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As well as Chiefs, the Egypt international has played against Wydad Athletic Club twice, Zamalek and Esperance de Tunis in continental finals, but when quizzed as to which was easiest, he told MBC Egypt 2: "Kaizer Chiefs, the match was made easy by the expulsion and they were playing without a player."
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