Match Report
In the standings it was Al Ahly 2nd on 10 points, Orlando Pirates 1st on 14 — separated by 4. Al Ahly had been under-performing their position — 9th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. In league terms the two rates read 2.33/1.17 for Al Ahly and 1.67/0.67 for Orlando Pirates (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.15.
Al Ahly arrived on a run of three straight wins.
Cairo International Stadium in Cairo, capacity 30,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Al Ahly: Hussein El Shahat (69') · Orlando Pirates: Relebohile Ratomo (53'), Tshegofatso Mabasa (83')