Where to Watch The CAF Champions League final?
Al-Ahly and Espérance ST will play the second leg of the CAF Champions League final in a match where there is much at stake. The Egyptian giants will look to capitalize on their home advantage against the formidable Espérance in Cairo.
DON'T MISS THE CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL: AL-AHLY VS. ESPÉRANCE SPORTIVE DE TUNIS ON BEIN SPORTS IN ENGLISH AND BEIN SPORTS IN SPANISH THIS SATURDAY AT 12:55 ET.
After the goalless draw in the first leg, Ahly will be eager to win at home and secure their twelfth title, while Espérance aims to surprise the home team and win their fifth CAF Champions League.
Here are some key stats to help you choose your favorite in this epic final:
- After the 0-0 draw in the first leg, both Al-Ahly and Espérance ST have become the first teams in CAF Champions League history to keep nine consecutive clean sheets. ES Tunis has faced a total of 88 shots since they last conceded a goal, while the Egyptians faced 116 shots since they last conceded a goal.
- Al-Ahly is unbeaten in their last 19 CAF Champions League matches (12 wins and 7 draws), keeping 16 clean sheets and conceding only three goals.
- Espérance ST is unbeaten in their last five knockout stage matches in the CAF Champions League without conceding a goal (2 wins and 3 draws). The last time they kept six consecutive clean sheets was in October 2012.
- ES Tunis will seek to win the competition for the first time since 2019 when they defeated Wydad AC to secure their second consecutive title.
- Al-Ahly will aim to secure 11 victories for Egyptian teams in the CAF Champions League final (more than double that of other nations), while ES Tunis can secure Tunisia's fifth victory in the competition, which would be the second-highest tally.
- Akram Tawfik of Al-Ahly made more tackles (5) and won possession (12) more frequently than any other player in the first leg against ES Tunis. In fact, only Ibrahima Keita (35) of TP Mazembe has attempted more tackles in the CAF Champions League this season than the Egyptian (27).
- ES Tunis midfielder Yan Sasse has directly contributed to four goals in the CAF Champions League this season (3 goals, 1 assist). Only Sankara Karamoko of ASEC Mimosas has contributed more (5). The last player with more goal involvements in a single campaign for the Tunisian side was Sabir Bougrine in 2021-22 with 5 (1 goal, 4 assists).
