Casablanca (dpa)
Mahmoud Al-Khatib, President of the Egyptian Al-Ahly Club, was keen to congratulate the team’s players and their technical, administrative and medical staff, after defeating the American Seattle Sounders and qualifying for the semi-finals of the FIFA Club World Cup currently held in Morocco, to face Real Madrid next Wednesday.
According to the club’s official website, the Al-Ahly president praised the manly performance of all the team’s elements, the high spirit and determination to win and make Al-Ahly fans happy everywhere.
Al-Khatib said that his confidence in Al-Ahly players and their technical staff is without limits, and that what was achieved during the previous matches increases their responsibilities towards their club and their fans who stand behind them on all occasions, and that the remaining stages of the tournament need to double the effort and more focus, to reach the furthest point in the tournament. Club World Cup.
Al-Ahly started its tournament by defeating New Zealand’s Auckland City 3-0, before defeating Seattle Sounders on Saturday to qualify for the Real Madrid match.
On the other hand, Mohamed Magdy Afsha, the midfielder of the Egyptian Al-Ahly team, expressed his great happiness at the team’s qualification to the semi-finals.
Afshah said: The team defeated American Seattle after a great effort by the entire system, especially since the team faced a strong competitor less than 48 hours after the New Zealand match in Auckland City in the preliminary round of the tournament, which caused a state of severe stress among everyone, especially the group. Who played the full 90 minutes in both matches.
He added that the Al-Ahly fans make a great epic by being in the stands, which is usual wherever the team plays, pointing out that the Moroccan fans strongly support the players and the technical staff.
He explained: “I am very happy with the goal, but my happiness is greater with winning and qualifying for the semi-finals. Yes, individual achievements are important, but the most important thing is the continuation of victories that delight his great fans, and in general, I only care about the interest of Al-Ahly.”
And he continued: “Winning the award for best player in the match makes me very happy. I won the best player award in the 2020 and 2021 CAF Champions League final. It is great to appear distinguished in the big matches, but the important thing is that these confrontations end with Al-Ahly’s victory.”
Afsha concluded his statements that facing Spanish Real Madrid in the semi-finals is difficult, because it is the best team in the world and the most integrated, indicating that it is his favorite childhood team, while stressing that Al-Ahly will play to win and give everything he has and wait for success to be his ally in the meeting.
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