Al Ahly vs Esperance Tunis

CAF Champions League - Quarter-finals 21 Mar 2026, 19:00
Al Ahly
Al Ahly
2–3
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Esperance Tunis
Esperance Tunis
🏟 Cairo International Stadium 👤 J. Jayed Round Quarter-finals

Match report

Esperance Tunis edged past Al Ahly 3-2 in the CAF Champions League - Quarter-finals on 21 March 2026. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 4 more goals in the second half.

Al Ahly dominated possession with 67% of the ball and had 16 shots to Esperance Tunis' 10.

The match was played at Cairo International Stadium, with J. Jayed in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 67% - 33% Shots 16 - 10 On target 9 - 7 Corners 7 - 4 Fouls 9 - 12 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Mahmoud Trézéguet
Al Ahly · 1 goal
8 Hamza Jelassi 1 goal
8 Florian Danho 1 goal
8 Marwan Attia 95 passes (89% accurate)
8 Bechir Ben Said 6 saves
First half vs second half
Esperance Tunis came out stronger after half-time, with 7 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 10–3 6–7
Shots On Goal 7–2 2–5
Ball Possession 69–31 —
Corners 4–0 3–4
Attacks 70–36 53–41
Match statistics
7 Corners 4
0 Penalty 1
3 Substitution 5
123 Attacks 77
70 Dangerous Attacks 19
9 On Target 6
6 Off Target 3
16 Shots Total 10
9 Shots On Goal 7
3 Shots Off Goal 2
4 Shots Blocked 1
12 Shots Inside Box 5
4 Shots Outside Box 5
9 Fouls 12
7 Corners 4
3 Offsides 1
67% Ball Possession 33%
1 Yellow Cards 3
4 Saves 6
565 Passes Total 287
498 Passes Accurate 215
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-1-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Al Ahly · 4-2-3-1
31 M. Shobeir
30 M. Hany 21 H. Reyad 6 Y. Ibrahim 20 Y. Belammari
23 A. Dieng 13 M. Attia
25 Zizo 22 E. Ashour 7 M. Trézéguet
17 A. Bencharki
Esperance Tunis · 4-1-4-1
32 B. Said
23 I. Keita 6 H. Jelassi 15 M. Tougai 20 A. Hmida
14 O. Ogbelu
7 K. Boualia 8 H. Teka 21 A. Konate 34 J. Diarra
22 F. Danho
Al Ahly
Coach
Jess Thorup
Substitutes
  • 14 Hussein El Shahat
  • 27 Marwan Osman
  • 9 Ieltsin Camoes
  • 1 Mohamed El-Shenawy
  • 24 Ahmed Eid
  • 36 Ahmed Nabil Koka
  • 4 Ahmed Ramadan
  • 5 Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane
  • 29 Taher Mohamed
Esperance Tunis
Coach
Maher Kanzari
Substitutes
  • 10 Yan Sasse
  • 39 Moez Haj Ali
  • 29 Aboubacar Diakite
  • 40 Youssef Msakni
  • 27 Khalil Guenichi
  • 1 Amanallah Memmiche
  • 2 Mohamed Ben Ali
  • 12 Nidhal Laifi
  • 31 Chiheb Jbéli
Substitutions
  • 57' ↑ Yan Sasse ↓ J. Diarra Esperance Tunis
  • 74' ↑ A. Diakite ↓ F. Danho Esperance Tunis
  • 74' ↑ M. Haj Ali ↓ K. Boualia Esperance Tunis
  • 76' ↑ H. El Shahat ↓ H. Reyad Al Ahly
  • 76' ↑ M. Otaka ↓ A. Dieng Al Ahly
  • 85' ↑ Ieltsin Camoes ↓ E. Ashour Al Ahly
  • 90' ↑ Y. Msakni ↓ A. Konate Esperance Tunis
  • 90' ↑ K. Guenichi ↓ H. Tka Esperance Tunis
Cards
  • 63' M. Tougai Esperance Tunis
  • 70' I. Keita Esperance Tunis
  • 89' H. Tka Esperance Tunis
  • 90+2' M. Hany Al Ahly
Head-to-head
Al Ahly 5 1 draws 2 Esperance Tunis
2026-03-21 Al Ahly vs Esperance Tunis 2 - 3
2026-03-15 Esperance Tunis vs Al Ahly 1 - 0
2024-05-25 Al Ahly vs ES Tunis 1 - 0
2024-05-18 ES Tunis vs Al Ahly 0 - 0
2023-05-19 Al Ahly vs ES Tunis 1 - 0
2023-05-12 ES Tunis vs Al Ahly 0 - 3
Recent form
Al Ahly L D W W L
Esperance Tunis D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Al Ahly vs Esperance Tunis?
Al Ahly lost 2-3 against Esperance Tunis on 21 March 2026.
Who won Al Ahly vs Esperance Tunis?
Esperance Tunis won the match 3-2.
Where was Al Ahly vs Esperance Tunis played?
The match was played at Cairo International Stadium.
Who had more possession in Al Ahly vs Esperance Tunis?
Al Ahly had 67% of possession, compared to 33% for the other side.