Pyramids FC vs AS FAR, 2024-25 CAF Champions League, Quarterfinals
· 1st Leg4 - 1
1st Leg
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Game Information
Venue: 30 June Air Defence Stadium
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Line-Ups
Pyramids FC (4-5-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ahmed El Shenawy (GK) |
| 4 | Ahmed Samy |
| 5 | Ali Gabr |
| 29 | Karim Hafez |
| 15 | Mohamed Chibi |
| 10 | Ramadan Sobhi |
| 14 | Mohanad Lasheen |
| 7 | Blati Touré  |
| 30 | Ibrahim Adel |
| 11 | Mostafa Fathi |
| 9 | Fiston Mayele |
AS FAR (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Hamza Hamiani Akbi (GK) |
| 13 | Larbi Najji |
| 15 | Hatim Essaoubi |
| 2 | Tó Carneiro |
| 33 | Ettayb Boukhriss |
| 34 | Mohamed Hrimat |
| 6 | Zineddine Derrag |
| 11 | Ahmed Hammoudan |
| 40 | Abdelfattah Hadraf |
| 7 | Youssef Alfahli |
| 8 | Khalid Ait Ouarkhane |
CAF Champions League News
Mamelodi Sundowns will travel to Rabat to defend their 1-0 lead on Sunday in the second leg of the CAF Champions League final.
Portuguese coaches Sundowns' Miguel Cardoso and AS FAR's Alexandre Santos say their CAF achievements are not being widely celebrated in their home country, as they feel people underestimate the challenge of coaching in Africa.
Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso said that keeping calm, despite the VAR issues which delayed the second half of the CAF Champions League final first leg, was vital for Africa's footballing image.
Miguel Cardoso has insisted that Mamelodi Sundowns will stick to their usual enterprising style of football in the CAF Champions League final second leg as they look to defend a 1-0 lead against AS FAR in Rabat on Sunday (May 24).
Miguel Cardoso and Alexandre Santos say they stayed calm during the VAR confusion in the CAF Champions League final first leg between Mamelodi Sundowns and AS FAR.