CAF CL Glory For Esperance: Bguir Brace Stuns Al Ahly

10th November 2018

The Tunisian outfit won 4-3 on aggregate against Al Ahly of Egypt to win a third title in the continental championship

ES Tunis' players celebrate with the trophy after winning the CAF Champions League second leg final football match between Egypt's Al-Ahly and Tunisia's ES Tunis at the Olympic stadium in Rades on November 9, 2018.PHOTO/ AFP
ES Tunis' players celebrate with the trophy after winning the CAF Champions League second leg final football match between Egypt's Al-Ahly and Tunisia's ES Tunis at the Olympic stadium in Rades on November 9, 2018.PHOTO/ AFP
SUMMARY
Saad Bguir was the unlikely two-goal star as Esperance of Tunisia defeated Al Ahly of Egypt 3-0 Friday in Rades to win a third CAF Champions League title
Anice Badri completed the scoring to give Esperance a 4-3 aggregate victory after losing the first leg of the final 3-1 with Ahly converting two controversial penalties
A dominant performance by the home team at the Stade Olympique de Rades in a Tunis suburb ended a 10-match winless run against Ahly in CAF competitions since July 2011




TUNIS, Tunisia- Saad Bguir was the unlikely two-goal star as Esperance of Tunisia defeated Al Ahly of Egypt 3-0 Friday in Rades to win a third CAF Champions League title.

Bguir has been a reserve for most of the African campaign and started in the second leg of the final only because Cameroonian Franck Kom was suspended. 

Anice Badri completed the scoring to give Esperance a 4-3 aggregate victory after losing the first leg of the final 3-1 with Ahly converting two controversial penalties.

A dominant performance by the home team at the Stade Olympique de Rades in a Tunis suburb ended a 10-match winless run against Ahly in CAF competitions since July 2011.

Leading 2018 CAF Champions League goal scorers are 8: Badri (Esperance/TUN),7: Ahaddad (Difaa el Jadida/MAR), Kambole (Zesco Utd/ZAM), Malango (TP Mazembe/COD),6: Azaro, Soliman (both Al Ahly/EGY), Msuva (El Jadida) and Nekkache (Mouloudia Alger/ALG)

Squad

Esperance: Moez Ben Cherifia; Sameh Derbali, Mohamed Yacoubi, Khalil Chemmam (capt), Ayman Ben Mohamed; Fousseny Coulibaly, Ghilane Chalali; Anice Badri, Saad Bguir (Houcine Erbeia 62), Youcef Belaili (Mohamed Meskini 80); Taha Yassine Khenissi (Bilel Mejri 69).Coach: Moine Chaabani (TUN)

Ahly: Mohamed el Shenawy; Mohamed Hany (Salah Mohsen 62), Salif Coulibaly, Saad Samir, Ayman Ashraf; Hossam Ashour (capt), Amr el Soulia (Ahmed Hamoudy 75); Walid Soliman, Mohamed Gaber (Karim Walid 62), Islam Mohareb; Marwan Mohsen.Coach: Patrice Carteron (FRA)

List of CAF Champions League trophy-holders after Esperance of Tunisia won 2018 final:

8: Al Ahly (EGY)

5: TP Mazembe (COD), Zamalek (EGY)

3: Canon Yaounde (CMR), Esperance (TUN), Hafia (GUI), Raja Casablanca (MAR)

2: Asante Kotoko (GHA), Entente Setif (ALG), Enyimba (NGR), JS Kabylie (ALG), Wydad Casablanca (MAR)

1: ASEC Mimosas, Stade Abidjan (both CIV), Club Africain, Etoile Sahel (both TUN), Mamelodi Sundowns, Orlando Pirates (both RSA), Oryx Douala, Union Douala (both CMR), CARA (CGO), FAR Rabat (MAR), Hearts of Oak (GHA), Ismaily (EGY), Mouloudia Alger (ALG) and V Club (COD)