Following their 11th CAF Champions League crown, a new record for Al Ahly, the Egyptian Red Devils have booked a slot into the CAF Super Cup, set to be staged at a later date.They will be seeking another piece of history when they take on Algeria’s USM Alger, winners of the CAF Confederation Cup.Ahly have won the Super Cup eight times, and are the most successful team in the single-leg tie.Abdelmonem’s late header silences Casablanca cauldron as Al-Ahly clinch their 11th CAF CL title!They last won the title in the 2021 as well as the 2021-22 season. Of the 10 previous Super Cup appearances they have had, Ahly have failed to win only twice, in 1994 and 2015.Besides playing in the Super Cup, Ahly will take part in the FIFA Club World Cup for the ninth time.Ahly has previously finished third (Japan 2006, Qatar 2020, and UAE 2021) in the global tournament that will see English champions Manchester City debut after triumphing in the UEFA Champions League.##NAJAVA_MECA_7311976##Meanwhile, Alger are seeking their first-ever Super Cup title in their debut.The Algerians clinched the Confederation Cup for the first time ever last week and will salivate at the prospect of the season-ending title.The away goal rule played into the advantage of Alger as they won the title at the expense of Tanzanian champions Yanga.Alger beat Yanga 2-1 in the first leg of the final staged at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam but lost 1-0 to the East African club in the return match.Alfred Scriven stars in Norway as Timbe inspires Nanjing City to comfortable winBoth finalists were honored by the respective heads of state for their exemplary performance in the second-tier inter-club tournament.They will be seeking to become the second Algerian team, after ES Setif, to clinch the title.Setif won the crown after beating Ahly on penalties, following a 1-1 draw in regulation time in the 2015 season.Additional Reporting by CAF Online
