Zamalek 0-0 Ittihad Tanger | match video review

Zamalek played it safe on the road to hold Morocco’s Ittihad Tanger to a goalless draw in the first leg of the African Confederation Cup round of 32 on Sunday.

In a cautious affair, Zamalek were just content to soak up pressure as Tanger failed to create clear-cut chances throughout the game.

The Cairo giants will be favourites to advance to the group stage when they host Tanger in the second leg on Saturday.

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Zamalek restricted the hosts to some tame efforts in the first half and had a goal correctly disallowed for offside after six minutes.

Tanger’s only real chance fell to Mehdi Naghmi after 20 minutes when he dispossessed Zamalek’s Mohamed Abdel-Ghani and raced goalwards, only to see his shot blocked by keeper Mahmoud Gennesh.

Just one minute later, Zamalek could have stunned the home crowd after a flowing move.

Mahmoud Kahraba skipped past two challengers on the left and whipped in a cross for Ibrahim Hassan, who flicked the ball to playmaker Mohamed Ibrahim to fire just wide of the post.

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Chances were also at a premium in a dour second half but Kahraba spurned a golden chance on the hour mark when he was found unmarked by a long ball, only to send a weak effort wide.

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