Zamalek beat APR and qualify for Champions League group stage
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Africatopsports
Zamalek SC beat APR FC 1-0 in Cairo and qualified for the CAF Champions League group stage with a 2-0 aggregate victory. Ahmed Sherif scored in the first minute, according to Africatopsports, which highlighted the club’s return to Africa’s top 16.
Zamalek SC beat APR FC 1-0 in the second leg at Cairo International Stadium and qualified for the group stage of the CAF Champions League. Ahmed Sherif scored in the first minute, allowing the Egyptian club to win by the same score as in the first leg and prevail 2-0 on aggregate, Africatopsports reports.
APR FC, a Rwandan club, tried to fight back in the second half but came up against Zamalek’s defence. The visitors hit the crossbar from a direct free-kick in the 76th minute, before the Cairo club held on to its lead until the final whistle.
The qualification allows Zamalek to return to the top 16 of African football for the first time since 2023. The club was among the four Egyptian teams involved in the last 32 of the African cups, announced on 30 September in the participation of four Egyptian clubs.
