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Al-Araby
Al-Araby
Hassan El Shahat came off the bench to score and secure the final CAF Champions League quarter-finals place for title-holders Al Ahly of Egypt at the weekend. He side-footed an Ahmed Abdel Kader cut-back into the net from close range on 71 minutes to ease the anxiety of the Cairo Red Devils coach, South Africa-born Pitso Mosimane. Ahly began the match, which kicked off late on Sunday and finished just past midnight, needing a point to reach the knockout stages while Al-Hilal had to win to avoid elimination. Home and away victories over Ahly enabled Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa to win Grou…