TotalEnergies CAF CL Final – Teams’ Fact-files

South Africa's Kaizer Chiefs will face Egypt’s al Ahly in the 2020-21 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League final on Saturday, 17 July 2021 at Complexe Mohamed V Stadium in Casablanca, Morocco. The match is scheduled to kick-off at 19:00 GMT.
Following are the teams’ fact-files:
Popular name: Amakhosi (Chiefs)
Captain: Bernard Parker
Coach: Stuart Baxter (England)
Possible team (3-4-3): Daniel Akpeyi ; Siyabonga Ngezana, Eric Mathoho, Daniel Cardoso; Reeve Frosler, Njabulo Blom, Willard Katsande, Yagan Sasman; Nkosingiphile Ngcobo, Samir Nurkovic, Parker
Path to final:
Preliminary round - PWD Bamenda (CMR) 0-0 home, 1-0 away
Round of 32 - Primeiro Agosto (ANG) 0-0 1-0
Group C - Wydad Casablanca (MAR) 1-0 0-4, Horoya (GUI) 0-0 2-2, Petro Atletico (ANG) 2-0 0-0
Quarter-finals - Simba (TAN) 4-0 0-3
Semi-finals - Wydad 0-0 1-0
Scorers:
3 - Mathoho, Nurkovic
2 - Leonardo Castro
1 – Khama Billiat, Cardoso, Happy Mashiane, Parker
CAF title:
1 - African Cup Winners Cup
Al Ahly (Egypt)
Popular name: Cairo Red Devils
Captain: Mohamed el Shenawy
Coach: Pitso Mosimane (South Africa)
Possible team (4-3-3): El Shenawy; Akram Tawfik, Badr Banoun, Ayman Ashraf, Ali Maaloul; Amr al Sulaya, Aliou Dieng, Hamdy Fathy; Taher Mohamed, Mohamed Sherif, Mohamed Magdy
Path to final:
Round of 32 - Sonidep (NIG) 4-0 home, 1-0 away
Group A – Al Merrikh (SUD) 3-0 2-2, Simba (TAN) 1-0 0-1, V Club (RDC) 2-2 3-0
Quarter-finals - Mamelodi Sundowns (RSA) 2-0 1-1
Semi-finals – Esperance (TUN) 3-0 1-0
Scorers:
5 - Sherif
3 - Taher
2 - Banoun, Yasser Ibrahim, Mahmoud Kahraba, Magdy
1 - Walter Bwalya, Dieng, Hussein el Shahat, Maaloul, Mohsen Mohsen, Salah Mohsen, Walid Soliman
CAF titles:
9 - Champions League
7 - Super Cup
4 - African Cup Winners Cup
1 - Confederation Cup
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