Mahmoud Ahmed Ibrahim Hassan of Al Ahly Fc celebrates goal with teammates during the CAF Champions League 2025/26 match between Al Ahly and Young Africans at Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria, Egypt on 23 January 2025 ©Osama Mohamed/BackpagePix
Friday Jan 23, 2026. 23:13
Former African champions Al Ahly and Mamelodi Sundowns were both in action on Friday as the 2025/26 CAF Inter-Club group stage campaign resumed.
Al Ahly showed why they are Africa’s most decorated football club with a record 12 Champions League titles as they claimed a 2-0 win over Young Africans at the Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria, Egypt.
It was a Champions League match which saw Mahmoud Trezeguet show his class as the veteran winger scored twice to inspire the Egyptian giants to a comfortable win over the Tanzanian champions.
Therefore, Al Ahly remain at the top of the Group B standings – three points clear of second-placed Young Africans with three games left for two sides.
At the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, Sundowns were frustrated by a resilient Sudanese side Al Hilal Omdurman in a Champions League Group C encounter which ended in a 2-2 draw.
The South African champions took the lead twice through goals from Arthur Sales and Teboho Mokoena’s goals, but Abdelrazeg Yagoub Omer Taha’s brace ensured that the game ended in a stalemate.
Despite the draw, Sundowns remained at the top of the Group C standings, but they are level on points with second-placed Al Hilal with three games left for the two teams.