How clubs fared with two-goal Caf Champions League final lead
Ahly's midfielder Amr Elsolia (right) vies for the ball with Esperance de Tunis' defender Sameh Derbali (left) during their Caf Champions League final first leg match at the Borg el-Arab stadium near the Mediterranean city of Alexandria on November 2, 2018. PHOTO | KHALED DESOUKI |
JOHANNESBURG
Al Ahly of Egypt are the eighth club to take a two-goal lead into the second leg of a Caf Champions League final after defeating Esperance of Tunisia 3-1 last weekend.
Here is what happened to the seven previous clubs who travelled with a two-goal advantage in the final of the premier African club competition:
1966
Real Bamako (MLI) v Stade Abidjan (CIV) 3-1, 1-4 (Real lost 5-4 on aggregate)
1972
Hafia (GUI) v Simba (UGA) 4-2, 3-2 (Hafia won 7-4 on aggregate)
1973
Asante Kotoko (GHA) v V Club (COD) 4-2, 0-3 (Kotoko lost 5-4 on aggregate)
1974
CARA (CGO) v Ghazi el Mehalla (EGY) 4-2, 2-1 (CARA won 6-3 on aggregate)
1992
Wydad Casablanca (MAR) v Al Hilal (SUD) 2-0, 0-0 (Wydad won 2-0 on aggregate)
2003
Enyimba (NGR) v Ismaily (EGY) 2-0, 0-1 (Enyimba won 2-1 on aggregate)
2008
Al Ahly (EGY) v Coton Sport (CMR) 2-0, 2-2 (Ahly won 4-2 on aggregate)
