Following a 2-2 draw with Mamelodi Sundowns on Saturday at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, Wydad Casablanca secured a spot in the CAF Champions League (LDC) final for the second consecutive year.

An eagerly awaited final between two North African powerhouses will now take place between the Moroccan club and Al Ahly of Egypt.

Up until the second half of the game on Saturday, neither team produced many clear-cut opportunities. Themba Zwane’s goal for Mamelodi Sundowns in the 50th minute gave them the early advantage. However, Wydad didn’t take long to answer; Ayoub El Amloud equalized in just 12 minutes.

In the 79th minute, Mamelodi Sundowns recovered the lead thanks to a goal from Peter Shalulile, giving them new hope of advancing to the championship game. Mothobi Mvala scored once again for Wydad Casablanca in the 83rd minute, proving their tenacity and will.

Wydad Casablanca qualified for the forthcoming 2023 CAF Champions League final thanks to the away goals rule after the game ended in a dramatic 2-2 tie. Joining them will be Al Ahly, who achieved qualification yesterday by beating ES Tunis.

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The Wydad AC and the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) “Classico” game in Morocco on Wednesday evening at the Mohammed V sports complex in Casablanca concluded in a 1-1 tie.

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After defeating Simba of Senegal on penalties in the quarterfinals at the Mohammed V Complex in Casablanca on Friday, Wydad advanced to the CAF Champions League semi-finals.

The Reds overcame the blip by dominating the penalty shootout thanks to two saves by goalie Youssef Moutai and a goal from Senegalese Bouly Junior Sambou in the 25th minute.

The winner of the quarterfinal between Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa and CR Belouizdad of Algeria will play WAC in the semifinals.

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On its route from the Congo to Morocco, a jet carrying the WAC football team was forced to stop in Libreville, the capital of Gabon, due to a mechanical issue.

In the fifth round of the group stage of the CAF Champions League, WAC faced up against Vita Club in Congo.

According to Hesport’s sources, the pilot had to make an emergency landing at Libreville Airport.

According to the same sources, the team will depart Libreville for Casablanca Airport on Sunday after rerouting the malfunctioning aircraft.

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Zouheir El Moutaraji who was the hero of today’s game, capsized the spans of the Mohammed-V stadium.

Zouheir El Moutaraji scored the first goal at the first 15 minutes of the game against Al Ahly.

Wydad doubled off their lead against Al Ahly scored by Zouheir El Moutaraji again in a hectic atmosphere at 48 minutes of the game.

Moments before the game Abdellatif Hammouchi Director of DGST of Morocco accompanied by senior officials conducted a field visit to Mohamed V Stadium in Casablanca during which he inspected the security plans for this important event of today.

It I noteworthy that nearly 6000 members of various security forces to ensure the security of the event, as well as specialized technical teams to intervene to deal with any emergency.

Wydad played the final of the African Champions League opposed to Al Ahly with a special jersey.

Wydad adorned themselves with a new jersey, designed especially for the final to Al Ahly, at the Mohammed V Complex in Casablanca.

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