{"id":55664,"date":"2023-10-21T14:18:38","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T14:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/simba-hold-ahly-in-africa-football-league-opener"},"modified":"2023-10-21T14:32:49","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T14:32:49","slug":"simba-hold-ahly-in-africa-football-league-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/simba-hold-ahly-in-africa-football-league-opener","title":{"rendered":"Simba hold Ahly in Africa Football League opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b> Edmund Okai Gyimah<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Football fans at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam witnessed quality football on Friday, October 20, as Simba SC held Al Aly to 2-2 draw in the first ever quarter-final of the inaugural edition of the African Football League (AFL).<\/p>\n<p>There was a great atmosphere inside the Tanzanian biggest sports stadium as Simba recovered from a goal down to lead the Egyptian giants before Mahmoud Kahraba scored an equalizer with a fine effort to make it 2-2.<\/p>\n<p>It was a balanced game in the first half until Reda Slim broke the deadlock in the 45th minute to give Al Ahly the lead before half time.<\/p>\n<p>After recess, Simba dominated Al Ahly with Denis Kibu netting the equalizer in the 53rd minute before Sadio Kanoute made it 2-1 in the 60th minute.<\/p>\n<p>But Al Ahly responded swiftly with Mahmoud Kahraba equalizing three minutes later to make it 2-2.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams held on and defended gallantly to share the spoils.<\/p>\n<p>The Africa Football League has no away goal rule and both teams have the same fair chance when they meet in Cairo next weekend in the return leg.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Visit Rwanda&#8221;, a tourism initiative by the Rwanda Development Board which sponsors Arsenal, PSG and Bayern Munich, is among main partners of the competition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\">Rwanda<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Edmund Okai Gyimah Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. Football fans at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam witnessed quality football on Friday, October 20, as Simba SC held Al Aly to 2-2 draw in the first ever quarter-final of the inaugural edition of the African Football League (AFL). 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