Ajayi fires brace as Al-Ahly wins Egypt Super cup

Ajayi fires brace as Al-Ahly wins Egypt Super cup

By Sampson Adedeji

Nigeria's Super Eagles striker Junior Ajayi continue his impressive form in the Egyptian football with Champions Al Ahly, as he helped them clinched Super Cup on Friday, BSNSports.com.ng can report.

BSN reports that since Aayi moved to Egypt from CS Sfaxien of Tunisia few season back he has become an integral part of the team with amazing performance,

Former Dream Team VI forward was the star man again on Friday as Al-Ahly defeated rival Zamalek 3-2 in the Super cup.

The Reds started on the front foot pressing Zamalek and was able to peg them back and took dominance of the game.

Al Ahly continued to push forward and just four minutes later they broke the deadlock through Junior Ajayi, who finished Ali Maaloul crossed corner kick with a powerful strike that nestled into the back of Mohamed Awad’s net.

El-Shahat continued to be at heart of attack for the league champions, when he got at the end of a loose ball following a massive error from Mohamed Abel-Shafy who failed to clear the ball to reach El-Shahat, who smashed the ball home from a close range.

It only took Al Ahly five minutes after the restart to extent their lead to 3-0. Ramadan Sobhi intercepted the ball from Mahmoud ‘Shikabala’ in a dangerous zone and squared it towards Ajayi, who doubled his tally with a smooth finish into the bottom corner.

In the 62nd minute, the Whites were awarded a penalty kick after Mostafa Mohamed was brought down inside the box by Mohamed El-Shennawy. Mahmoud Alaa converted cleverly from the spot to reduce the deficit to 3-1.

Around the 75-minute mark, Zamalek were given another penalty kick after Hamdi Fathi’s poor challenge on Achraf Bencharki. Alaa once again sent the ball home calmly and ended the game 3-2.

Al-Ahly have now lifted Egypt Super Cup for a record 11 times.