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Ahly crowned African champions with 3-0 win over 10-man Kaizer Chiefs
Published in Ahram Online on 17 - 07 - 2021

A second-half blitz powered Ahly to their second straight African Champions League title and a record-extending 10th accolade with a 3-0 victory over 10-man Kaizer Chiefs in one-sided final in Casablanca on Saturday.
While South Africa's Chiefs, who were making their first ever appearance in the final, kept Ahly at bay in the first half with some resolute defending, the dismissal of Happy Mashiane on the stroke of halftime proved a turning point.
Mashiane's reckless tackle on the foot of impressive right-back Akram Tawfik left referee Pacifique Ndabihawenimana with no option but to send him off after a VAR review, having initially only handed him a yellow card.
Ahly exploited acres of space after the break to run riot and claim a thoroughly deserved win.
In-form striker Mohamed Sherif opened the floodgates seven minutes into the second half with a delicate chip after a defence-splitting pass from Tawfik, Ahly's best performer of another glorious night.
Playmaker Magdi Afsha, the hero of last year's Champions League triumph, planted a delightful curler in off the post to double the lead and central midfielder Amr El-Sulaya ended the match as a contest after capping another flowing move with a similar effort.
Ahly defended their crown for the third time in their history, having also won the coveted title two times on the trot in 2005 and 2006 and 2012 and 2013.
They are now five triumphs clear of nearest challengers Zamalek, their perennial Cairo rivals, and DR Congo's TP Mazembe.
Vital red card
Chiefs nullified the threat of Ahly's lone frontman Sherif in the first half, with central defensive pair Eric Mathoho and Daniel Cardoso clearing numerous crosses from both flanks.
Ahly totally dominated proceedings but found it hard to carve out openings, with a mis-hit acrobatic effort from Afsha that went wide marking their best chance in an otherwise dull half.
Chiefs were content to sit back and soak up pressure but their game plan received a blow just before the half-time whistle when Mashiane received his marching orders.
The sending-off was all what Ahly needed to stamp their authority and they duly delivered, putting their South African opponents to the sword.
Goal-poacher Sherif took his tally to 10 goals in his last eight games when he latched onto a threaded pass from Tawfik to lift the ball over keeper Daniel Akpeyi from a tight angle.
Afsha made it 2-0 in the 64th minute when a long ball caught the hesitant Mathoho napping, with winger Taher Mohamed Taher running behind him to gather the ball and feed Afsha, who exchanged passes with Sherif and sent an unstoppable curler into the top corner.
Sherif was the provider again as Ahly completed the rout 10 minutes later.
He capped another flowing move by back-heeling the ball to the onrushing El-Sulaya on the edge of the area to leave the advancing Akpeyi with no chance after beating him with a curling effort.
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