Wydad win third CAF Champions League title
Zouheir El Moutaraji scored a precious brace to hand Wydad Athletic Club a 2-0 win over defending champions Al Ahly and clinch the 2021/2022 CAF Champions League title on Monday.
El Moutaraji, who missed the second leg of the semi-final against Petro de Luanda due to suspension, scored a goal in either half at the Mohamed V Stadium in Casablanca.
The result meant the forward handed the Moroccan side their first title since 2017 when they coincidentally beat the Egyptian side again to lift the crown.
Al Ahly’s dream of becoming the first team to win three consecutive titles and clinching a record-extending 11th was swept away.
Coach Pitso Mosimane’s hope of a record-equalling fourth CAF Champions League title also went the same way.
In front of a packed stadium, noise decibels cranking up to the maximum, Wydad could not think of a loss.
The African Champions League final match, now a one-leg affair, was played in Casablanca.
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