Ismailia storm final
TUNIS - Ismailia of Egypt stunned Esperance of Tunisia 3-1 Saturday to earn the right to meet Enyimba of Nigeria in the African Champions League final.
TUNIS - Ismailia of Egypt stunned Esperance of Tunisia 3-1 Saturday to earn the right to meet Enyimba of Nigeria in the African Champions League final.
Ismailia, who won the first leg by the same margin, came through 6-2 on aggregate.
Ahmed Fathi, Dramane Traore and Mohsen Abougreisha scored for the visitors, who led 2-1 at half-time before a capacity 40,000 crowd at El-Menzah Stadium. Skander Souayah converted a penalty for the local club.
Moroccan referee Mohamed Guezzaz kept control of an often niggling encounter and sent off Jaouhar Mnari of Esperence in the first half and Mohamed Younes of Ismailia in the second.
- Nigeria’s Julius Berger will take a clear advantage into the second leg of the African Cup Winners Cup final after defeating Etoile du Sahel of Tunisia 2-0 here Saturday.
Berger scored in each half of the match through Ndubuisi Ezeh and Endurance Idahor and expressed confidence they can hold onto their lead.
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Ismailia, who won the first leg by the same margin, came through 6-2 on aggregate.
Ahmed Fathi, Dramane Traore and Mohsen Abougreisha scored for the visitors, who led 2-1 at half-time before a capacity 40,000 crowd at El-Menzah Stadium. Skander Souayah converted a penalty for the local club.
Moroccan referee Mohamed Guezzaz kept control of an often niggling encounter and sent off Jaouhar Mnari of Esperence in the first half and Mohamed Younes of Ismailia in the second.
- Nigeria’s Julius Berger will take a clear advantage into the second leg of the African Cup Winners Cup final after defeating Etoile du Sahel of Tunisia 2-0 here Saturday.
Berger scored in each half of the match through Ndubuisi Ezeh and Endurance Idahor and expressed confidence they can hold onto their lead.
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