Comment on this story Comment Gift Article ShareCASABLANCA, Morocco — Egypt’s Al Ahly won the African Champions League on Sunday for a record-extending 11th continental club title as a late header by defender Mohamed Abdelmonem wrestled the crown away from defending champion Wydad at its home stadium in Morocco. Choose your plan ArrowRight Abdelmonem’s 78th-minute goal saw the second leg of the final end 1-1 in Casablanca and gave Al Ahly a 3-2 aggregate win. As the Al Ahly players celebrated the goal near a tiny pocket of their supporters, plastic bottles rained down on them from the Wydad fans. Ahead of kickoff, there were scuffles between Wydad supporters and Moroccan police near the stadium, with some fans bundled into police vans. Al Ahly was voted Africa’s club of the 20th century and now has six more African club titles than its nearest challengers, Cairo rival Zamalek and Congo’s TP Mazembe.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 11, 2023 22:48 UTC