Ahly will meet with Tunisia’s Etoile Sahel in the African Confederation Cup second group game.
Match info:
Venue: Stade Olympique (Tunisia) | Date & Time: 25 May 2014 – 20:00 (CLT) | 1:00 PM ET (Canada-USA)
The match will be live @ Nilesports.TV
The history of rivalry between Ahly and Etoile started just nine years ago, with the North African rivals meeting five times since.
It all started in the two-legged 2005 Champions League final that saw the Cairo giants clinch the title following a 3-0 aggregate victory.
But the Tunisians were able to avenge their title loss two years later pulling off an impressive 3-1 aggregate win following a dramatic finale in Cairo.
Their other encounter was in the 2007 African Super Cup, which was won by Ahly following a penalty shootout victory in Addis Ababa.
Today’s match will be staged at the 30,000-seater Stade Olympique, but a limited number of 8500 fans will only be allowed in due to lingering security concerns in the neighbouring Arab nation.
