Urgent| Special analysis…their leader is Al-Ahly and their distant counterpart "Sun Downs" ..The strongest candidates for the princess of Africa

Despite the recent fluctuation in Al-Ahly’s level and the team’s entry into the accounts game in its group in the African Champions League, the Red Giant is theoretically the strongest candidate to win the African Princess title this season.

But it is expected that Al-Ahly will face terrible difficulties in its campaign to defend its title, the first of which is from the team’s position in the group in the wake of its defeat by Algeria’s CS Belouizdad, and the second is from potential extremely strong and ferocious competitors.< /span>

Ahmar was in a quiet march in the group after the third round until things changed in the fourth after defeating Belouizdad with a fatal goal.

Despite the calculations, the issue of Al-Ahly’s passage to the next round is almost certain, given the team’s extensive experience and success in dealing with such situations in previous editions of the tournament.< /span>

Al-Ahly occupies the second place in its third group with 7 points, one point behind South African Orlando Pirates and one point above the Algerian champions. The Reds are waiting for two very strong matches in the remaining two rounds in front of Abidjan Stadium away from home, then Orlando in Cairo.< /span>

So far, there are a number of teams that have performed well and can be placed as strong contenders for the title of African Princess.

 

The Sudanese Crescent

In light of the great difficulties faced by the Sudanese Al Hilal team and playing outside its stadium due to the events in its country, the team still deserves the title of “The Dark Horse” For the championship.

Al-Hilal officially clinched its qualification for the quarter-finals after tying with its guest, Mouloudia Algiers, with a goal each in the fourth round of the first group, bringing the Sudanese to the tenth point.< /span>

The Sudanese team has a distinguished group of players such as Saleh Adel, the star midfielder, the Mauritanian veteran Kasouma Fofana, the promising Burundian striker Jean-Claude Gerumugsha, and the great star Mohamed Abdel Rahman "Gharbal" This combination is led by a coach whose name has recently risen to prominence, the Congolese Democrat Florent Ibingé.

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The Royal Army

The Royal Moroccan Army team presents a very distinctive version and is currently leading its second group, nicknamed the Group of Death.

The Royal Army tops the group with 8 points, ahead of runner-up Sun Downs of South Africa by three points. Then comes the other Moroccan giant, Raja, with 4 points, and finally Manyama Union, the Congolese champion, with 3 points.

 

Esperance de Tunis

Despite its loss to Pyramids in the last round, the Tunisian giant Esperance is still one of the strongest candidates to win the African Princess title, especially after the team succeeded in creating a new combination of players in recent years after the process of replacement and renewal… The team also reached the final of the last edition. for the championship and lost to Al-Ahly.

Currently, Esperance leads its group and has 7 points on goal difference from runner-up Pyramids, then comes Angola’s Sagrada with 5 points, and finally Mali’s Djoliba with two points.

 

Pyramids

In the current version, it is not possible to exclude the second Egyptian representative in the tournament, the Pyramids team, from the circle of candidates, especially after the team learned well from the mistakes of last season when it exited the competition in the group stage.

Pyramids is going well and achieved a costly victory over Esperance by two goals to one in the fourth round, with the two teams sharing the lead. In the remaining two rounds, Pyramids is able to secure qualification against Sagrada and Djoliba of Mali.< /span>

Pyramids also has a roster full of stars in all positions, which enhances the team’s chances of competing strongly for the championship title.

 

Sun Downs

The great South African Mamelodi Sundowns are no longer the terrifying team they were in recent years, as the Bafana champions suffer from a decline in level that was reflected in their results during the current edition.

Sun Downs comes in runner-up in its second group with only 5 points. Note that the team has not won in 4 rounds so far in the group stage except once, compared to two draws and a defeat.

Despite this, the team may improve its performance with time and enter the nominations for the title, but first it must pass from its difficult group, as the chances of qualifying for the Moroccan football giants, the Royal Army and Raja, seem great.

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