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Al Ahly win CAF Champions League for 11th time after second leg draw at Wydad Casablanca

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Defender Mohamed Abdelmonem equalised on the night as Al Ahly of Egypt drew 1-1 at Wydad Casablanca of Morocco on Sunday to win the CAF Champions League for a record-extending 11th time.

Abdelmonem's goal cancelled the lead Yahia Attiyat Allah had given the defending champions and earned the Cairo club a 3-2 aggregate victory after building a 2-1 first-leg lead.

Ahly scored 27 goals in 14 matches en route to continental glory and four of them came from Egypt centre-back Abdelmonem. Defeat for Wydad ended a run of two final victories over Ahly, and they paid the penalty for concentrating on defending their fragile second-leg lead instead of seeking further goals.

Unlike Europe, away goals still count double in African club competitions when sides finish level on aggregate and Wydad would have retained the trophy had they won 1-0.

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