/ 19 October 2008

Al Ahli to play Coton Sport in Champions League final

Egypt’s Al Ahli will meet Coton Sport of Cameroon in the African Champions League final after both sides won their semifinal, second leg matches on Saturday.

A 26th minute goal from Angola international Flavio, from a trademark cross by compatriot Gilberto, handed Al Ahli a 1-0 win over Enyimba in Cairo after a gaolless first leg.

Ahli are only the second team to reach four successive African Champions League finals.

Coton Sport will play in their first Champions League final after a 4-0 win over Dynamos of Zimbabwe in Garoua.

The Cameroon side, the first from the Central African country to reach the final since 1980, won 5-0 on aggregate after winning 1-0 in Harare a fortnight ago.

They took just a minute in the return to double the aggregate scoreline through Kana Ndzana.

Zoua Daogari scored the second goal in the 50th minute followed by Kamliou Daouda with his seventh of the campaign 15 minutes later before Baba Ousmaila added a fourth.

The first leg of the final will be in Cairo on the weekend of November 1-2 with the return in Cameroon two weeks later.

Al Ahli are seeking to become the first team to win six Champions League titles. – Reuters