Esperance emerge CAF Champions League winners

Esperance emerge CAF Champions League winners By Admin An unstoppable Esperance defeated Al Ahly 3-0 to win the 2018 CAF Champions League final at the Stade Olympique de Rades on Friday. The first leg ended 3-1 in favour of Al Ahly and the Egyptian side were favoured to win the title. But Esperance proved their mettle to win 3-0 in the return leg and earned a 4-3 aggregate victory over their North African rivals. It was a cagey battle in the opening exchanges as both sides played safe. Esperance were chasing their third CAF Champions League glory while Al Ahly wanted to make it a record ninth. The Blood and Gold pushed forward in numbers in a bid to reduce the first leg deficit. Late in the first half, they raced in front through Saad Bguir. Bguir grabbed his second of the night to give Esperance a 2-0 lead. The game was over for Al Ahly when Anice Badri scored his eighth goal of the competition to make it 3-0.