 The Egyptian FA has postponed Ahly's game with ENPPI |
The Egyptian FA has stepped into help Ahly's preparations for the second leg of the African Champions League final by postponing Monday's league match against ENPPI. No new date has been set for the game between ENPPI and Ahly, who are the reigning Egyptian and African champions.
The Egyptian side are due to travel to Tunisia this week for Saturday's second leg of the Champions League final against CS Sfaxien, with the two sides locked at 1-1 after the first leg in Cairo.
CS Sfaxien were not so lucky and the Tunisia Football Federation insisted that they play their league game against Hammam Sousse on Sunday, which ended goalless.
More than 46,000 tickets for the match have gone on sale in the city of Sfax, which is some 300 kilometres south of Tunis where the match is to be hosted.
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The game has been moved to the Rades Stadium in Tunis because it has a 60,000-seat capacity compared to Sfaxien's home ground that holds just 12,000 fans.
Fans from rival clubs including Esperance, Club Africain and Etoile du Sahel are expected to back CS Sfaxien in their attempt to win the trophy for the first time.
Meanwhile, thousands of Egyptian fans are expected to follow Ahly to Tunis with many flights to Tunisia already fully booked for the days leading up to the game.
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