The Union of the Capital team studded its shirt with the first African star on Saturday night, after winning the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Cup, despite losing 1-0 to the visiting Young Africans Club of Tanzania, for the second leg of the Confederation Cup final.
The first-leg confrontation in Tanzania ended with the victory of the USMA, with a score (1-2). It is the general outcome that awarded the continental cup to the Algerian football representative.
The Capital Union won this African Cup, on the basis of the goal scored away from home.
The “July 5, 1962” stadium hosted the stages of the return match, under the management of the Mauritanian arena referee, Dhan Beda, with the assistance of two colleagues from Angola and Mozambique.
Coach Abdelhak Ben Sheikha’s players received a painful sting just 7 minutes after the start of the return match, after goalkeeper Osama Ben Bout’s net was shaken by a Tanzanian goal from a penalty kick.
Accordingly, this goal confused the accounts of the attacker’s colleagues, Ayman Mahyous, so they made a first half with a lackluster performance, leaving the reins to their competitors from Young Africans.
The Al-Ittihad fans, who flocked strongly to the stadium, found nothing but igniting the lights, in a scene that increased the splendor of the Olympic sports facility, and the audience and followers forgot the negative performances of the “Sostara” team.
Bad luck and pressure continued in the second stage, and defender and captain Zinedine Belaid missed a penalty kick in the 59th minute.
The rest of the confrontation phases followed this “worrying” pattern for the Algerians, until it ended with USMA winning the Confederation of African Football Cup.
Coach Ben Sheikha, after winning the first leg, had confirmed that the return match would be difficult, and that he did not want to fall into the trap of vanity early.
And the colleagues of the striker, Khaled Bosiliou, tasted the sweetness of the African Cup with great difficulty, but with merit. Based on the long and positive run since last fall.
Thus, the Union of Capital decorated the shelves of its treasury with the first African Cup, after losing the African Champions League final in 2015.
For reference, the match witnessed the presence of the Minister of Youth and Sports, Abd al-Rahman Hammad, on the honorary platform, accompanied by the president of “CAF” Patrice Motsepe, the first man in the “Al-Faf” Jahid Zvizif, and other officials.
It is noteworthy that Al-Ittihad became the first Algerian team to destroy the African Football Confederation Cup, in the new format in which it began in 2004. With the record loss of ES Setif in the 2009 final, MC Bejaia in 2016, and JS Kabylie five years later.
Algerian clubs regained the memory of the continental coronations, after 8 years had passed. Where it was ES Setif winning the African Premier Cup in 2015, the last title to be brought in this regard.
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