Percy Tau and Al Ahly to Test Themselves Against the Might of Benzema and Kante at Club World Cup

• Percy Tau will be the key orchestrator for Al Ahly as they take on Saudi Pro League's Al-Ittihad
• The clash is essentially a FIFA Club World Cup quarter-final with the winner playing Fluminense
• The knockout tie is a crucial gauge of where the Saudi Pro League is among its continental rivals

A barometer will be out to measure the competitiveness of the Saudi Pro League.

The FIFA Club World Cup gives a brief glimpse into where the geographic domestic leaders match up against rivals from other confederations.

Percy Tau's Al Ahly will be up against Karim Benzema, Fabinho, and N'Golo Kante as they look to knock over the glamourous Jeddah side.

The South African playmaker has just been crowned CAF's Interclub Player of the Year and Al Ahly were voted as CAF Club of the Year at this week's CAF Awards.

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The 11-time CAF Champions League winners will have the hopes of Africa on their shoulders as they look to maintain the continent's supremacy over the growing Saudi presence.

Al-Ittihad beat Oceania confederation qualifiers, Auckland City 3-0 in the first round and will have their eye on knocking over the Egyptian giants.

Al Ahly beat the New Zealanders last year, so their coach, Albert Vidal would be best positioned to compare their strengths. As reported by Soccer Laduma, Vidal said:

"Percy Tau is the most dangerous player in Al Ahly and he is key to victory over Al-Ittihad."

Tau's teammate and target man, Mahmoud Kahraba once played for Al-Ittihad and is relishing the opportunity. As quoted by Kingfut, a confident Kahraba said:

"Al-Ittihad have a number of world-class players but we are Al Ahly and we do not fear anyone."

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Percy Tau wins CAF Award

Sports Brief previously reported on Percy Tau winning CAF's Interclub Player of the Year award.

He had an outstanding season with Al Ahly, leading as the player with the most goal contributions.

The winger scored five goals and provided five assists in 12 matches in the CAF Champions League.