Ahli's hopes of playing before their fans against Sunshine Stars are blown after the Ministry of Interior had confirmed that the semi-final clash will be staged behind closed doors. It was not clear whether fans will be allowed to attend Saturday's decisive fixture as the Cairo giants' had all their home matches played in the absence of their supporters since the Port-Said disaster. But security officials have now made it clear that the game, which is to take place at the Air Defense Stadium in Cairo, will be played behind closed doors after the Reds had enquired about the fans' situation. “Authorities have refused to stage the match in the presence of our fans," Ahli GM Mahmoud Allam told FilGoal.com. All games in Egypt were staged behind closed doors since February's calamity as authorities took a step closer towards the gradual fans return by allowing a limited number attend Zamalek's home fixture against Berekum Chelsea back in August. Ahli played out a 3-3 first-leg draw with Nigeria's Sunshine away from home last Saturday as the Reds are favorites to make it to the competitions' final should they avoid defeat.
