Match Report
Al Ahly went into the game 1st in the table on 12 points; Simba sat 2nd on 9 — a 3-point gap. On recent form Simba sat only 7th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Per game in the league, Al Ahly were scoring 1 and conceding 0.17, Simba 1.5 and 0.33, against a competition average of 0.85 goals per team per game.
Cairo International Stadium in Cairo staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.