Africa’s Champions to Be Crowned When Al Ahly and Wydad Casablanca Face Off in CAF Champions League Final

• Defending champions Al Ahly will take on Wydad Casablanca in Morocco in the final of the CAF Champions League
• Al Ahly are looking to make history as they compete in their third consecutive Champions League final today
• Wydad Casablanca beat Al Ahly the last time the two sides met in the final of the CAF Champions League

The battle to be crowned champions of Africa takes centre stage today when Al Ahly meets Wydad Casablanca in the CAF Champions League final.

The build-up to the match has been dominated by the news that the final will take place in Morocco, at the home stadium of Wydad.

Pitso Mosimane's side will be looking to make history as they compete in their third consecutive final, aiming to win their third straight continental title.

Percy Tau eyes Champions League record

While Al Ahly are chasing history, South Africa's Percy Tau is looking to break a record in the final as well. Tau has directly been involved in eight goals this campaign, scoring three goals and notching up five assists, Goal.com reported. The record is held by Tresor Mputu, who was involved in nine goals, scoring four and providing five assists.

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Previous meetings between Al Ahly and Wydad Casablanca

The two giants of African football have met in three separate finals, with Wydad winning the last encounter between the two sides for the gold in 2017.

The last time they met in the tournament was in 2019, when Al Ahly won 5-1 on aggregate over the two legs, SportsMole reported.

Al Ahly and Wydad Casablanca's form coming into the game

The Egyptian giants are unbeaten in eight straight games in all competitions and are unbeaten in 11 of their last 12 games.

Wydad are flying high, though, coming into the game on the back of a 16-game undefeated streak. During that time, they won 12 games and only drew four. Wydad are also the highest-scoring team in this season's Champions League, netting an impressive 20 times.

Predicted line-ups for Al Ahly and Wydad Casablanca

Al Ahly:

El-Shenawy; Hany, Ibrahim, Ashraf, Maaloul; El Shahat, Fathi, Dieng; Mohamed, Tau, Abdelkader

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Wydad Casablanca:

Tagnaouti, El Amloud, Dari, Farhane, Allah; Jabrane, Daoudi, El Hassouni; Aouk, El Moutaraji, Mbenza

Court of Arbitration for Sport rejects Al Ahly's appeal; CAF Champions League final will remain in Morocco

Al Ahly will have no choice but to contest the CAF Champions League final in Morocco on Monday.

The Egyptian side hoped to have the final against Wydad Casablanca postponed, and the venue moved after they appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

Sadly for the Egyptian giants, CAS ruled in favour of African football's governing body, IOL reported. Al Ahly took the matter to court after they felt that CAF were unjust in allowing Morocco to host the final, even though a Moroccan team are in the final.

South Africa's Victor Gomes to officiate the CAF Champions League final between Al Ahly and Wydad Casablanca

Victor Gomes' high-profile stature in international refereeing continues to rise.

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Gomes will be heading off to Qatar to officiate at the FIFA World Cup and most recently handled the Africa Cup of Nations final between Senegal and Egypt.

Gomes has now been handed another high profile game as he was chosen to officiate the CAF Champions League final.