The confrontation of Al-Ahly and Al-Taraji is an African-Arab summit that brings together the two giants and is always full of very exciting events, especially as it is repeated in the decisive roles and finals, not just the group stage.
Al-Ahly played 13 matches at Rades Stadium, 10 against Esperance, and one match against each of Sfaxien and African, and the Red Genie won 8 matches and lost 5 matches, while the sons of the Tech never knew a draw on the ground of this stadium.
Al-Ahly played 3 finals at Rades Stadium, winning two and losing the third.
Al-Ahly and Al-Taraji met before 23 times during 12 African confrontations, 11 of which were in the African Champions League, and the twelfth in the Confederation Cup.
Al-Ahly won 11 matches, including 6 matches at the Esperance Stadium in Tunis, and won twice back and forth, the first in the 2015 Confederation Cup, and the second in the 2021 Champions League. 15 goals.
The first confrontation was in 1990, in the round of 16 in the African Champions League, with its old name, “African Championship for Champions League Clubs.” The two teams tied back and forth without goals, and Esperance won 4-2 on penalty kicks from the penalty spot.
The second confrontation in 2001 in the semi-finals of the African Champions League, the two teams tied in Cairo without goals, and tied in Tunisia with a goal for each team.
The third confrontation in 2007 in the group stage in the African Champions League, Al-Ahly won in Cairo 3-0, scored by Muhammad Abu Trika, Flavio Amado and Osama Hosni, and lost in Tunisia with a goal to none.
-The fourth confrontation in 2010 in the semi-finals of the African Champions League, Al-Ahly won in Cairo 2-1. Al-Ahly scored the goals of Muhammad Fadl and Ahmed Fathi, and Taraji won in Tunisia 1-0.
-The fifth confrontation in 2011 in the group stage in the African Champions League, Esperance won 1-0 in Tunisia, and the two teams tied 1-1 in Cairo. Mohamed Abu Trika scored for Al-Ahly.
The sixth confrontation in 2012 in the final round of the African Champions League. The two teams tied in Alexandria 1-1. Al-Ahly scored for Al-Sayed Hamdi, and Al-Ahly won in Tunisia 2-1. Mohamed Nagy Gedo and Walid Suleiman scored for Al-Ahly.
The seventh confrontation in 2015 in the group league in the Confederation Cup, Al-Ahly won in Suez 3-0, scored by Abdullah Al-Saeed with two goals and Moamen Zakaria, and repeated the victory in Tunisia with a goal scored by John Antwi.
The eighth confrontation in 2017 in the quarter-finals of the African Champions League. The two teams tied in Alexandria 2-2. Abdullah Al-Saeed and Walid Azaro scored for Al-Ahly, and Al-Ahly won in Tunisia 2-1. Ali Maaloul and Junior Ajay scored for Al-Ahly.
The ninth and tenth confrontation in 2018, which is the ninth confrontation in the group stage in the African Champions League, the two teams tied without goals in Alexandria, and Al-Ahly won in Tunisia with a goal scored by Walid Azaro, and the tenth confrontation in the final round of the same tournament version, and Al-Ahly won Alexandria 3-1, scored for Al-Ahly Walid Suleiman scored two goals and a goal for Amr Al-Souliya, and Esperance won in Tunisia 3-0.
The eleventh confrontation in the 2020-2021 season, in the semi-final round in the African Champions League, Al-Ahly won in Tunisia with a goal scored by Mohamed Sharif, and repeated the victory in Cairo, with a score of 3-0, by Ali Maaloul, Mohamed Sharif and Hussein Al-Shahat.
In the twelfth confrontation in the current version, Al-Ahly returned with a valuable victory outside the home, placing it on the cusp of the Champions League final for the fourth year in a row and the 16th in its history at the expense of Esperance in Rades, thanks to the double of South African Percy Tau, and the goal of Mahmoud Abdel Moneim Kahraba.
