Record eight-time winners Ahly face Moghreb Tetouan away from home in the first leg of the Champions League last 16 amid speculation over the future of under-fire coach Juan Carlos Garrido, who has come in for fierce criticism lately following some disappointing results in the Egyptian Premier League.
Ahly eased pressure on Garrido when they crushed Assiouty Sport 5-0 in the domestic league last week to keep alive their hopes of equaling their own record of winning the title nine times in a row.
The Red Devils are eager to avoid a repeat of last season’s stunning reverse when they were eliminated at the last-16 stage after losing to Libya’s Ahly Benghazi. They were demoted to the Confederation Cup, which they won to become the first Egyptian side to clinch the title of Africa’s secondary club competition.
The match is over: M. Tetouan 1-0 Al Ahly
