The Egyptian Al-Ahly SC club confirmed, in an official letter sent to the Confederation of African Football (CAF), that there are parties trying to inflame overcharging about all the factors surrounding the decisive clash against Moroccan Raja, next Friday, in the second leg of the African Champions League quarter-finals.
Al-Ahly said in its statement on its official website, “We notice during the past hours that there are other parties that are not concerned with the interrelationship between Al-Ahly and Raja, nor sports regulations, nor safety, nor the proper exit of the match.”
Al-Ahly’s board of directors warned against a person who incites sedition prior the encounter between Al-Ahly and Moroccan Raja.Al-Ahli wrote, tweeted denouncing: what they describe as inciting Raja Casablanca fans against Al-Ahly before the two teams’ match in Morocco and they consider it as a crime committed by the same person earlier before the Al-Ahly and Esperance final in Tunisia. Al-Ahli mentioned to the behavior of the sports media, and the media spaces are open to him on television and radio to spread discord will he be held accountable.
Al-Ahly continued in his statement, "Everyone fully trusts the management of the Raja Club, the high awareness of the Moroccan fans," calling on CAF to pay attention to the match and all the data around it in accordance with the regulations of the FIFA and ensure the safety of the two teams and achieve arbitration justice.
Reigning African champions Al-Ahly SC won the match 2-1 in Cairo, the first goal coming from a hugely disputed penalty converted by Amr El-Soulia.