Mohamed Abu Treika, the legendary Egyptian maestro, once again stole the headlines in the final of a major tournament. After helping Banni Yas draw 1-1 away from home against El Khor in the first leg of the Gulf Champions League final, the Egyptian mega star won the title for his side after scoring one and setting up another in a 2-0 win at home. The boy is simply unstoppable when it comes to finals, said the commentator of the match which is becoming more of a fact with Abu Treika. It was obvious from his first touch in the game that Treika was in the mood to cause damage against the opponents which he did emphatically throughout the game. The Egyptian opened the scoring in the first half after receiving the ball inside the penalty area with a magnificent touch. He needed to shoot three times to find the back of the net after the keeper and a defender denied him in his first two attempts. From that moment Treika and his team played some fantastic football until they sealed the win five minutes from time when Abu Treika cleverly passed the ball to his teammate from a set piece on the left hand side instead of crossing it. The totally unmarked Nawaf Mbarak dispatched his shot in the back of the net to seal the win for Banni Yas and Abu Treika. Treika was chosen man of the match by the official sponsor of the tournament after guiding his team to an unexpected triumph. On the other hand, there were no celebrations for Mohamed Salah and Al-NennI as they conceded a goal in the 94th minute against Grasshopper to postpone the celebrations for another week. Basel needed just one point from the game to officially win the title at their rivals' home ground but unfortunately they conceded a goal with the last touch of the last touch of the game that stunned the traveling fans. Salah and Al-NennI both started the game on the bench and came on in the 67th and 78th minutes respectively. Both stars didn't have enough time to make an impact as the game was played at a very slow tempo towards the end of it until Grasshopper popped up with the stunning winner to deny the visitors the chance to win the title on their home ground. After that defeat, Basel stay three points clear of their rivals with two games to go. Meantime, Ahmed Al-Mohamadi will definitely play Premier League football next season but it's not yet known which club he will play for. Reports indicate that Hull City made an official bid for Sunderland worth two million English pounds to buy the talented winger who spent last season on loan at the championship club and helped them get promoted after finishing in second place after Cardiff City in a season that saw our Egyptian star chosen as Hull City's player of the season by the fans. However, it seems that Hull will not buy the other two Egyptian stars Mohamed Nagi Gedo and Ahmed Fathi but may offer to extend their loan deals for one more season. Only time will tell what the future holds for the Egyptian trio. ARAB AND AFRICAN:In France, Ivorian star Salomon Kalou scored for Lille as they drew 1-1 at home against Saint Etienne in their last game of the season. Still in France, Malian star Cheikh Diabate scored a brace for Bordeaux as they defeated Evian 2-1 at home with the Ivorian striker Yannick Sagbo scoring the visitors only goal of the game. In Turkey, Ivorian duo Didier Drogba and Emanuel Eboue won the league title with Galatasaray as reports indicate Drogba could be on the move once again after helping the Turkish giants clinch the title.
