El Shenawy On Sold Out Orlando - We Are Al Ahly - iDiski Times
Al Ahly captain Mohamed El Shenawy says they have more than enough experience to handle the sold-out Orlando Stadium in the CAF Champions League on Saturday.
The two sides lock horns in the second Group C game of the campaign, having secured wins in matchday one, with Ahly beating Stade d’Abidjan 4-2 and Pirates securing a 2-1 win in Algiers over CR Belouizdad.
ALSO READ: Koller Unfazed By Poor Ahly Record In South Africa Riveiro Rebuffs 3PM KO Claims And Talks Up The GhostAfter The Red Devils’ convincing win in Cairo, they now prepare for a packed eSgodini where they have never won a game before.
“It’s really different to play outside the stadium of Al Ahly in Cairo, we are very happy when we play there also for the supporters from the stadium offer us massive support and we know that tomorrow also it will be packed with Pirates fans,” he said.
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“But it’s no different for us, we are Al Ahly we have a lot of experience with such situations and in the end, it’s 11 players against 11 players, so it’s not a matter of having many supporters.
“We have a lot of experience, we have a lot of respect to this and our hope is just to take home the three points from here.”
The two sides meet at 15h00 tomorrow in Soweto.
Lorenz Kohler
Lorenz Köhler is an award-winning South African football journalist. Having cut his teeth in the industry working at Kick-Off Magazine, he is now iDiski Times' senior digital content writer. He specialises in breaking top African football stories and transfers with a major focus on the 'big-three' Mamelodi Sundowns, Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates and CAF inter-club and international competitions. In 2021 he was listed amongst the top-five journalists under 30 in Print Media for the AIPS Awards.
