Egyptian champions Al-Ahly qualified for the CAF Champions League final after drawing 2-2 with hosts ES Setif of Algeria in the second leg of the semi-finals on Saturday at the July 5 Stadium in the Algerian capital.
Ahmed Abdelkader gave Al-Ahly an early lead after two minutes, but the Algerian team equalized through Ahmed Kandoussi at the end of the first half. Riad Ben Ayyad hit a powerful ball from outside the penalty area to give ES Setif the lead in the 61st minute. Substitute Mohamed Sherif equalized for Al-Ahly, the defending champion in the last two editions, in the second minute of stoppage time. The visitors, who held a four-goal lead from a blowout first-leg victory, seldom looked troubled by the chance of an almighty upset in Algiers and progressed to make it three finals on the trot with a 6-2 aggregate win.
The result sets up a final clash with Morocco outfit Wydad AC, who will have the advantage of home turf after their ground Stade Mohammed V was selected to host the final on May 30.