The Algerian Union of the Capital came close to putting an end to Morocco's hegemony in the Confederation of African Football Cup title, after it beat its guest, the FAR 2-0, on Sunday in the "Maghreb Summit" at the "5 July" stadium in Algiers in the first leg of the quarter-finals.

The two teams will meet again next Sunday in the capital, Rabat, where the Moroccan league leader hopes to remedy the situation in his quest for the fourth successive title for Moroccan clubs in the competition, and the second in its history after 2005.

And the Moroccan “leader” started pressing, as he tried to surprise the host team through Hamza Ekman, who shot into the side net (2), and USM player Ayman Mahyous responded with a shot next to the right post (4).

The Algerian team was able to gradually control the course of events, and the military team retreated to its area, relying on fast counterattacks, which were dangerous, especially when Ahmed Hammoudan hit with force, and the Algerian goalkeeper, Osama Bin Bout, pushed him to a corner (26).

Botswana Tomisanf Oriboni was alone, but he failed to pass goalkeeper Ayoub Lakrd (29).

Before the end of the first half, Ibrahim Bin Zaza took a corner kick and crossed it in front of the army goal, so Zakaria Fati made a mistake in banishing it, so she prepared in front of Al-Saadi Al-Radwani, so he followed it strong into the net (44).

The Moroccan team pressed hard in the second half, fiercely attacking goalkeeper Ben Bout, who blocked Reda Selim's shot with his fists from a direct free kick (56).

The owners of the land relied on the rebounds, and Abd al-Rahman Meziane sent a cross ball, which the goalkeeper sent to Kurd with his fingertips to a corner. Ibrahim Benzaza played it, so Zinedine Belaid slipped from behind and turned it with his head into the heart of the goal (63).

The team of French coach Fernando da Cruz pressed after the goal in an effort to reduce the difference, but the Algerian defense, and the substitutions of coach Abdelhak Bencheikha contributed to maintaining the advantage as it was until the end.

The Royal Army will lose one of its prominent players, Reda Selim, in the second leg at Moulay Abdallah Stadium, after receiving a direct red card for kicking Mahyous without a ball (90 + 11).

Al-Radwani said that his team cut "half of the visa" to the Golden Square, adding, "The match was not easy, and this matter will apply to the second leg. Today we were forced to present a strong performance against an ancient team, and our discipline and focus contributed to a positive result."

The Egyptian Pyramids, seeking its first continental titles, avoided losing after snatching a draw in the last minutes with its guest, Marumo Gallants, South Africa, 1-1 at the Air Defense Stadium in Cairo.

Pyramids aspired to win and with a comfortable result in order to play comfortably in the second leg, and began to achieve danger early on the visitors’ goal through continuous pressure, and Mustafa Fathi hit a powerful ball over the crossbar (6), and the South African team responded with a shot from its scorer Ranga Shifafero, which also passed high ( 9).

Maromo goalkeeper Washington Arube from Zimbabwe blocked Islam Issa Bergen's shot from a defender (27), and Moroccan Walid Al-Karti hit a powerful ball that passed near the goal (28).

The right post of Galants' goal blocked Mustafa Fathi's shot, following a cross from Muhammad Hamdi (38).

Maromo's players took the initiative to attack after the break, and Ranga Shivafero managed to translate his team's advantage into a header that hit goalkeeper Ahmed El-Shennawy's net after a corner kick from Lucky Mohomi (55).

Ahmed El-Shennawy shone in defending his goal, as he brilliantly parried a powerful shot from Mondi Mbambaniso from the outskirts of the region, preventing the guests from consolidating their superiority (88), before Pyramids got a penalty kick that Ramadan Sobhi successfully beat, equalizing (90 + 2).

And the Portuguese coach of Pyramids, Jaime Pacheco, believed that his team could return with a qualifying card from the land of the Gallants, adding, “I am not satisfied with the performance of the players, and I talked to them a lot about the need to play with full strength and focus.”

And he continued, "There is more than one player who was feeling very tired due to the successive and pressure of matches, locally and continually."

And he added, "The team has another match ahead of it, and I will not lose confidence in the players, and I will work on a different way of playing in the second leg, in search of a return with a pass to the next round."

The Tunisian Monastir Federation failed to take advantage of the land and public factors, as it fell into the trap of a goalless tie with its guest Asec Mimosas Ivory Coast at Hammadi Al-Aqrabi Stadium in Rades.

The Tunisian team participated in the meeting in the absence of key names, most notably goalkeeper Bashir bin Saeed, Niger national team midfielder Youssef Amr and striker Ziad Alaoui.

The Ivorians dominated the course and created many opportunities, and the Serbian coach of Monastiri, Darko Novic, tried to change his team's playing style in the second half by making offensive substitutions, but it did not affect the advantage of the Ivory Coast team, which continued its danger, especially through the full-back Yao Kwasi Atohula's shot, which was blocked by goalkeeper Yadis Al-Sadiq (68). ).

Al-Monastiri almost snatched the victory goal after Heikal Al-Sheikhawi penetrated and passed a perfect ball to substitute Ahmed Al-Juffali, who exaggerated dribbling after he was facing the goal, so the Ivorian defense intervened and pushed it away to prepare in front of the impulsive Abdul Qadir Botish, and he hit it hard outside the goal (86).

Young Africans of Tanzania put forward in the golden square after defeating Nigerian host Rivers United with two clean goals scored by Veston Makalalili (73 and 80), raising his tally to five goals at the top of the competition's top scorer list (80).