Al-Ahly of Egypt and Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa put forward in the semi-finals of the African Champions League , after the first defeated its Moroccan guest, Raja Athletic, 2-0, and hit the second hard outside its stadium by dropping Al-Shabab Al-Sport Belouizdad, Algeria, 4-1, Saturday, in the first leg of the quarter-finals. .

Moroccan Wydad Athletic Club, the defending champion, returned with a disappointing result from the land of Simba, Tanzania, by losing it with a clean goal, after the Tunisian Esperance had defeated its Algerian host, JS Kabylie, with the same result yesterday, Friday.

And after he was on the brink of exiting the back door of the competition, Al-Ahly of Egypt regained its luster in the playoffs, and honored and honored its guest, Moroccan Raja, with two goals at Cairo International Stadium in front of more than 50,000 spectators.

Veteran Raja goalkeeper Anas Al-Zeniti said that his team was the best in the first half. ".

He continued, "The result is harsh, but it is not impossible. We need to appear at a higher level in the second leg, and the desire to compensate, as well as the support of our fans against an experienced team in this competition, which we count on to save our season."

Raja pressed from the start whistle, hoping to achieve rapid progress, and thus put pressure on the red team in its stadium and among its fans, and Egyptian international goalkeeper Mohamed El-Shennawy saved his team when he saved a free kick after a missile shot from a free kick by Mohamed El-Nahiri (4).

The owners of the land responded with a shot from Mahmoud Abdel Moneim, "Kahraba", which was easily blocked by Zaniti (9), and Hussein Al-Shahat hit a powerful ball from the outskirts of the area, which was caught by Al-Zaniti (11).

The Egyptian team continued its dangerous quick rebounds, and Al-Shahat again aimed a weak ball, although he was in a suitable position to score (21), and from the same ball, Muhammad Zuraida hit a powerful ball that passed near the left post of Al-Ahly’s goal (22).

Al-Shennawi shone again in front of Zuraida’s shot, who took advantage of a mistake from Al-Ahly’s defense to shoot (39).

Before the two teams entered a half-time break, Mohamed Abdel Moneim gave Al-Ahly the lead with a deceptive header, after a cross from Tunisian full-back Ali Maaloul (45 + 2).

The situation changed in the second half, as the Moroccan team seemed tired, so that control would devolve to the owners of the land, but without any danger, as the play was confined to the middle of the field.

The red team moved in the last quarter of an hour in order to consolidate its superiority, and South African Percy Tau hit a powerful ball that was brilliantly blocked by Al-Zeniti (74), and the Moroccan goalkeeper caught a ball fired by Marawan Attia (83).

And the owners of the land reached their goal, through Hamdi Fathi, who scored the second goal for Al-Ahly, taking advantage of an elaborate pass sent by Percy Tau, who deceived the Moroccan team’s defense (84).

Morocco's Wydad Athletic Club, the defending champions, returned with a 1-0 defeat to Simba, Tanzania, on Saturday in Dar es Salaam.
The goal was scored by Jan Palecki (31).

The Moroccan team was affected by several factors, including playing in rainy weather, and the absence of influential players, especially Senegalese scorer Pauly Sambo and goalkeeper Ahmed Reda Al-Taknouti.

The "Wydad of the Nation" gave the worst performance since Spain's Juan Carlos Garrido took over the supervision of the team, but the opportunity was clear to compensate in the second leg next Friday in Casablanca.

Wydad began to dominate in the first minutes, and Saif Al-Din Bohra was alone, but he did not handle the ball well (3).

The owners of the land gradually took control, and Jean Palecki hit a powerful ball that passed near the goal (16).

Dennis Keyboard took a free kick, sending it in front of Wydad's goal, where the defenders failed to clear it, so Jean Palecki followed it calmly into the net of goalkeeper Youssef Al-Mutie (31). Garrido objected to the validity of the goal, due to the presence of offside.

The Moroccan team was confused to create several opportunities for the hosts, and Moti' blocked a powerful shot from Baliki (37), before the match was stopped due to fog after the crowd ignited fireworks.

The players of the Moroccan team did not regain their focus after the break, and the Zambian Clatus Shama almost strengthened Simba's progress, but he hit the side of the goal (51).

The defending champion's performance improved after Garrido's changes, with the entry of Zuhair Al-Mutraji, Imad Al-Khanous and Abdullah Hammoud, but he suffered to penetrate the Tanzanian defense, and Hisham Bousfian hit a powerful ball from inside the area over the goal (69).

This is Wydad's first loss under the supervision of coach Garrido after 10 matches.

Mamelodi Sundowns, South Africa, issued a strong warning to its rivals, after defeating its host, Shabab Belouizdad, 4-1, at the “Nelson Mandela” stadium in the Algerian capital.

Despite the slight preference for the owners of the land in possession of the ball, the danger was constantly South African, led by the trio Themba Zwane, the Namibian Peter Shaluleli and Thabelo Morena, and the Algerian defense bore a great burden, but it did not last long, as Aubrey Modiba sent a cross ball, which Shaluleli grabbed with his head in the heart of the goal Alexis Kunduz (6).

The guests continued their danger and had several chances in front of them, in exchange for zero danger from the Algerian side in the goal of goalkeeper Ronwen Williams, and the impact of a series of through passes that Aubrey started in depth to Shalulili and from him crosswise, and New Mayema, far from control, followed it strong in the net (20).

Before the end of the first half, the hosts reduced the score when Youssef Al-Awafi took a corner kick and played it crossly, which Miloud Al-Rubaie turned his head into the goal, taking advantage of the wrong exit of goalkeeper Williams (45 + 3).

The red and white team entered the second half strongly, seeking to equalize and rectify the situation, but the South African team managed to consolidate the score quickly when Zouani, who led a counterattack, took advantage of the Algerian defense's confusion, and the ball accidentally hit Chaluli, so he followed it up with a deceptive shot into the net (51).

The Algerian team tried again to return, but failed to stop the offensive tide of Sundowns, which created wholesale opportunities and hit the crossbar after Zouani's shot (68).

And in the calculated time, instead of lost, Juleso Modao penetrated from the right side and passed a ball crosswise, which was blocked by Kunduz goalkeeper, to prepare in front of Cassius Maylola, so he followed it into the net (90 + 2).