Moroccan Wydad Athletic Club will continue its campaign to defend its title as a champion of the African Champions League football competition, after it overcame the Tanzanian Simba hurdle 4-3 with a penalty shootout after the original time ended 1-0 for the Casablanca team on Friday at the “Mohamed V” stadium in Casablanca, in the quarter-final second leg. Final.

Simba had won the first leg with the same result in Dar es Salaam.

Wydad al-Ummah condemns his qualification to his Senegalese scorer Pauly Sambo, who scored the only goal of the match, and to goalkeeper Youssef Mutei, who saved two penalty kicks, which qualified the title holder.

Wydad reached the semi-finals for the fifth consecutive season, where it set a date in the golden square with the winner from the confrontation between Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa and Al-Shabab Athletic Belouizdad of Algeria, and Sundowns had won the first leg 4-1 in Algeria.

The Moroccan team showed its intentions to remedy its loss in the first leg early, as it exerted great pressure on the Tanzanian team's goal, especially after regaining its Senegalese goal-scorer, Pauli Sambo, supported by Jalal Al-Daoudi, Ayman Al-Hassouni, Saif Al-Din Bohra, international midfielder Yahya Gebran and international full-back Yahya Atiyatallah, in addition to Support of his broad fans.

On the other hand, the Brazilian coach of Simba, Roberto Oliveira Gonçalves, relied on intensifying his elements in the midfield, relying on quick counters and shooting from afar, led by top scorer Jean Palecki, who had the only injury in the first leg, and Zambian Clatus Shama and Denis Kebo.

Ayman Al-Hassouni tried to catch the first goal, but his powerful shot passed over the goal (13). Al-Hassouni passed a through ball to Sambo, but the Tanzanian goalkeeper Ali Juma saved the ball into a corner kick (15).

The pressure of “Wydad Al-Umma” resulted in opening the scoring when Atiyatullah sent a cross that was not pushed back by defender Shumare Kabomby, so Sambo grabbed it with a powerful header, deceiving goalkeeper Goma, and it settled into his own net (25).

This is Sambo's fourth goal in the competition (not counting the first round).

Hisham Bousfian passed a cross, which Senegalese Sambo turned into the goal, and the Tanzanian goalkeeper pushed it away with the tips of his stamps to a corner (33).

Balicki almost hit the net of Moroccan goalkeeper Youssef Motea Barassia, who passed by the goal after a corner kick (38). Atiyatullah hit a curved ball, which was caught by goalkeeper Juma (43).

The landowners continued to dominate in the second half of the match, and the Chadian referee, Al-Hadaji, canceled a goal scored by Ayman Al-Hassouni for offside (52).

Coach Garrido threw all his attacking cards, as he pushed the duo Mohamed Onajem and midfielder Abdullah Haymoud, hoping to settle the result, but the Tanzanian defense held firm, preventing reaching the Goma goal.

The Spaniard also involved striker Zuhair Al-Muradi in the last minutes without any change in the result despite the favorable points, most notably by Ayman Al-Hassouni, as he turned the ball with his head towards the goal, but Simba's defense saved the situation (86). The two teams resorted to penalty kicks, as Wydad Yahya Gebran, Ayoub Al-Amoud, Amin Abu Al-Fath and Abdullah Haymoud scored, while Simba Erasto Nyonyi, Saidy Ntibazunkisa and Zambian Moses Phiri scored, while Shumari Kabumbi and Zambian Clatus Shama missed.