2017–18 Al Ahly SC season
| 2017–18 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman |  Mahmoud Taher (until 1 December)  Mahmoud El Khatib (from 1 December) | |||
| Manager |  Hossam El-Badry (until 15 May 2018)  Ahmed Ayoub (interim manager as from 15 May 2018) | |||
| Stadium | Cairo Stadium | |||
| Egyptian Premier League | Champion | |||
| Egyptian Super Cup | Champion | |||
| Egypt Cup | Quarter final | |||
| 2017 CAF Champions League | Runner-up | |||
| 2018 CAF Champions League | Group Stage (on-going) | |||
| 
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The 2017–18 Al Ahly SC season was the 59th edition in the Egyptian Premier League. The club participated in the Egyptian Premier League, Egypt Cup, Egyptian Super Cup, finish the 2017 CAF Champions League campaign and start the 2018 campaign.
Squad
Current squad
| Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of Birth (Age) | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 1 | Sherif Ekramy (third-captain) |   | GK | 1 July 1983 | 
| 16 | Mohamed El Shenawy |   | GK | 18 December 1988 | 
| 13 | Ali Lotfi |   | GK | 14 October 1989 | 
| Centerbacks | ||||
| 3 | Ramy Rabia |   | CB | 20 May 1993 | 
| 20 | Saad Samir |   | CB | 1 April 1989 | 
| 23 | Mohamed Naguib |   | CB | 13 January 1983 | 
| Fullbacks | ||||
| 6 | Sabry Raheel |   | LB | 2 October 1987 | 
| 26 | Basem Ali |   | RB | 27 October 1988 | 
| 21 | Ali Maâloul |   | LB | 1 January 1990 | 
| 24 | Ahmed Fathy |   | RB / DM | 10 November 1984 | 
| 12 | Ayman Ashraf |   | LB | 9 April 1991 | 
| 30 | Mohamed Hany |   | RB | 25 January 1996 | 
| Defensive midfielders | ||||
| 4 | Hesham Mohamed |   | DM | 3 January 1990 | 
| 17 | Amr El Soleya |   | DM | 4 February 1990 | 
| 25 | Hossam Ashour (vice-captin) |   | DM | 9 March 1986 | 
| 38 | Akram Tawfik |   | DM | 8 November 1997 | 
| 14 | Hossam Ghaly(captain) |   | MF | 15 December 1981 | 
| Attacking midfielders | ||||
| 34 | Ahmed Hamdy |   | AM | 10 February 1998 | 
| 35 | Karim Nedvěd |   | AM | 8 August 1998 | 
| 33 | Moahmed Fakhri |   | AM | 4 March 1999 | 
| Wingers | ||||
| 11 | Walid Soliman |   | RW | 1 December 1984 | 
| 7 | Ahmed Hamoudi |   | RW | 30 July 1990 | 
| 5 | Islam Mohareb |   | RW | 1 January 1992 | 
| 27 | Mido Gaber |   | RW | 9 May 1995 | 
| 15 | Mohamed Sheref |   | RW/LW | 4 February 1996 | 
| 28 | Junior Ajayi |   | LW | 29 January 1996 | 
| 32 | Phakamani Mahlambi |   | LW | 12 September 1997 | 
| Strikers | ||||
| 9 | Walid Azaro |   | ST | 11 June 1995 | 
| 18 | Marwan Mohsen |   | ST | 26 February 1989 | 
| 39 | Ahmed Yasser Rayyan |   | ST | 1 January 1998 | 
| 37 | Salah Mohsen |   | ST | 1 September 1998 | 
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2017 | AM |  | Islam Mohareb | Smouha | 9M EGP | 
| July 2017 | DM |  | Hesham Mohamed | Misr Lel Makassa | 8M EGP | 
| July 2017 | LB |  | Ayman Ashraf | Smouha | Free | 
| July 2017 | ST |  | Walid Azaro | Difaâ El Jadidi | 23M EGP | 
| July 2017 | LW |  | Phakamani Mahlambi | Bidvest Wits | 23M EGP | 
| July 2017 | CB | .svg.png) | Abdullah Al Shami | Al-Safa' | Free | 
| January 2018 | AM |  | Moahmed Fakhri | Ghazl El Mahalla | 1.8M EGP | 
| January 2018 | GK |  | Ali Lotfi | Enppi | 2.5M EGP | 
| January 2018 | ST |  | Salah Mohsen | Enppi | 30M EGP | 
| January 2018 | RW/LW |  | Mohamed Sheref | Wadi Degla FC | 10M EGP | 
| January 2018 | MF |  | Hossam Ghaly | Al-Nassr FC | Free | 
Transfers out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2017 | ST |  | Mohamed Hamdy Zaky | Smouha | 1M EGP | 
| July 2017 | GK |  | Mossad Awad | Smouha | Free | 
| July 2017 | DM |  | Hossam Ghaly | Al-Nassr FC | Free | 
| July 2017 | AM |  | Islam El Far | Tanta SC | Free | 
| December 2017 | CB |  | Ahmed Hegazy | West Bromwich Albion | £4.5m | 
| January 2018 | CB | .svg.png) | Abdullah Al Shami | Al-Masry SC | Free | 
| January 2018 | GK |  | Ahmed Adel | Misr Lel Makkasa | 1M EGP | 
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2017 | ST |  | Amr Gamal | Bidvest Wits | July 2018 | 
| July 2017 | ST |  | John Antwi | Misr Lel-Makkasa SC | July 2018 | 
| July 2017 | LW |  | Nasser Maher | Smouha SC | July 2018 | 
| January 2018 | ST |  | Emad Moteab | Al-Taawoun FC | July 2018 | 
| January 2018 | MF |  | Ahmed El Sheikh | Ettifaq FC | July 2018 | 
| January 2018 | LW |  | Moamen Zakaria | Al-Ahli Saudi FC | July 2018 | 
| January 2018 | LB |  | Hussein El Sayed | Ettifaq FC | July 2019 | 
| January 2018 | AM |  | Amr Barakat | Al Shabab FC | July 2019 | 
| January 2018 | AM |  | Saleh Gomaa | Al-Faisaly FC | July 2019 | 
| April 2018 | AM |  | Abdallah Said | KuPs | July 2018 | 
Suspensions
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | Date until | Reason | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2017 | ST |  | Souleymane Coulibaly | unknown | leave without permission, case reported to FIFA | 
Statistics
Squad appearances and goals
- Last updated on 24 May 2018
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Egyptian Premier league | Champions League | Egypt Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK |  EGY | Sherif Ekramy | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | GK |  EGY | Mohamed El-Shenawy | 30 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 13 | GK |  EGY | Ali Lotfi | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 3 | DF |  EGY | Ramy Rabia | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF |  EGY | Sabri Raheel | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 12 | DF |  EGY | Ayman Ashraf | 35 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 20 | DF |  EGY | Saad Samir | 19 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 21 | DF |  TUN | Ali Maâloul | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | DF |  EGY | Ahmed Fathy | 28 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 23 | DF |  EGY | Mohamed Nagieb | 19 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 25 | DF |  EGY | Mohamed Hany | 24 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 26 | DF |  EGY | Basem Ali | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 4 | MF |  EGY | Hesham Mohamed | 15 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 14 | MF |  EGY | Hossam Ghaly | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 17 | MF |  EGY | Amr Elsolia | 37 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 19 | MF |  EGY | Abdallah Said | 22 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | MF |  EGY | Hossam Ashour | 28 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 34 | MF |  EGY | Ahmed Hamdi | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 35 | MF |  EGY | Karim Nedved | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 38 | MF |  EGY | Akram Tawfik | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 5 | FW |  EGY | Islam Mohareb | 31 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 7 | FW |  EGY | Ahmed Hamoudi | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 8 | FW |  EGY | Mohamed Sheref | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW |  MAR | Walid Azaro | 33 | 21 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11 | FW |  EGY | Walid Soliman | 26 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 18 | FW |  EGY | Marwan Mohsen | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 27 | FW |  EGY | Mohamed Gaber | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 28 | FW |  NGA | Junior Ajayi | 31 | 9 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 32 | FW |  RSA | Phakamani Mahlambi | 15 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 37 | FW |  EGY | Salah Mohsen | 10 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 39 | FW |  EGY | Ahmed Yasser Rayyan | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Squad statistics
| League | Africa | Cup | Total Stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games played | 34 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 
| Games won | 28 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 
| Games drawn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 
| Games lost | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 
| Goals scored | 75 | 7 | 7 | 89 | 
| Goals conceded | 19 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 
| Goal difference | 56 | 6 | 4 | 66 | 
| Clean sheets | 19 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 
Friendlies
| 30 Dec 2017 | Al Ahly   | 2–3 |  Atlético Madrid | Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt | 
| Moamen Zakaria  40' Ahmed El Sheikh  52' | Kevin Gameiro  64'  73'  81' | Attendance: 50,000 | 
| 2 February 2018 | Al-Shabab FC   | 0–1 |  Al Ahly | Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 
| Phakamani Mahlambi  34' | Attendance: 15,000 | 
| 27 March 2018 | Al-Fujairah SC   | 1–4 |  Al Ahly | Fujairah Club Stadium, Fujairah, UAE | 
| Danilo  63' | Mohareb  17'  61'  68' Ghaly  56' | Attendance: 5,000 | 
| 11 May 2018 Champions Golden Cup | Al Ahly   | 1–0 |  Ajax | Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, UAE | 
| Mohsen  83' | Report | Attendance: 10,000 | 
2017 Egyptian Super Cup
| Al Ahly | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Al Masry | 
|---|---|---|
| Azaro  101' | Report | 
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Ammar Al Junaibi (United Arab Emirates)[1]
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2017–18 Egyptian Premier League
Position
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Ahly (C) | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 75 | 19 | +56 | 88 | Qualification for the Champions League | 
| 2 | Ismaily | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 68 | |
| 3 | Al Masry | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 52 | 34 | +18 | 63 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup[a] | 
| 4 | Zamalek | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 61 | |
| 5 | Smouha | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 51 | 
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goal scored; 5) Head-to-Head away goal scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goal scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goal scored; 5) Head-to-Head away goal scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goal scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Zamalek qualified for the Confederation Cup by winning the 2017–18 Egypt Cup.
Results
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 16 January 2018. Source: 
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Match details
| 10 September 2017 1 | Al Ahly | 1–1 | Tala'ea Al Geish | Al Salam Stadium, Cairo | 
| 20:15 UTC+2 | El Sheikh  57' | Asem  35' (pen.) | 
| 10 December 2017 2 | Misr Lel Makassa | 3–2 | Al Ahly | Suez Stadium, Suez | 
| 19:00 UTC+2 | El Shahat  24' Voavy  64' Antwi  73' | Abdallah  45+1' (pen.) Azaro  74' | 
| 16 October 2017 3 | Al Ahly | 4–1 | Al Raga' | Al Salam Stadium, Cairo | 
| 19:00 UTC+2 | Fathy  7' Mo'men  20' Ajayi  44' Saad  59' | Oka  54' | 
| 20 November 2017 4 | Ismaily | 0–2 | Al Ahly | Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria | 
| 19:00 UTC+2 | El Soleya  74' Abdallah  82' | 
| 12 October 2017 5 | Al Ahly | 2–0 | Al Ittihad | Al Salam Stadium, Cairo | 
| 20:00 UTC+2 | Ajayi  44' Hussein  79' | 
| 8 February 2018 6 | Al Mokawloon | 0–3 | Al Ahly | Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo | 
| 19:00 UTC+2 | Mahlambi  8' Azaro  25' Abdallah  90' | 
| 6 December 2017 7 | Al Ahly | 1–0 | Al Assiouty | Cairo Stadium, Cairo | 
| 19:00 UTC+2 | Abdallah  53' | 
| 2 January 2018 8 | Al Nasr | 0–4 | Al Ahly | Cairo Stadium, Cairo | 
| 19:00 UTC+2 | Ashraf  12' Soliman  37' (pen.) Azaro  87' (pen.) Mohareb  90' | 
| 16 November 2017 9 | Al Intag Al Harby | 1–2 | Al Ahly | Al Salam Stadium, Cairo | 
| 20:00 UTC+2 | El Said  45+2' (pen.) | Azaro  14'  77' | 
| 24 November 2017 10 | Al Ahly | 2–0 | Al Dakhelya | Cairo Stadium, Cairo | 
| 20:00 UTC+2 | Azaro  16' Saad  86' | 
| 28 November 2017 11 | Al Masry | 0–2 | Al Ahly | Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria | 
| 20:00 UTC+2 | Azaro  34' Soliman  70' | 
| 2 December 2017 12 | Al Ahly | 4–1 | Enppi | Cairo Stadium, Cairo | 
| 20:00 UTC+2 | Saad  28' Ajayi  39' Azaro  54' El Sheikh  90+3' | Mohsen  43' | 
| 15 December 2017 13 | Tanta | 1–1 | Al Ahly | El Mahalla Stadium, Mahalla | 
| 17:00 UTC+2 | Ashraf  60' (o.g.) | Azaro  42' | 
| 20 December 2017 14 | Al Ahly | 2–1 | Smouha | Cairo Stadium, Cairo | 
| 20:00 UTC+2 | Abdallah  42' Mohareb  65' | Diawara  50' | 
| 26 December 2017 15 | Wadi Degla | 1–1 | Al Ahly | Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo | 
| 19:00 UTC+2 | Ahmed El Shenawy  62' | Abdallah  61' (pen.) | 
| 29 December 2017 16 | Al Ahly | 3–0 | Petrojet | Cairo Stadium, Cairo | 
| 19:00 UTC+2 | Soliman  61' Abdallah  77'  81' (pen.) | 
| 8 January 2018 17 | Zamalek | 0–3 | Al Ahly | Cairo Stadium, Cairo | 
| 19:00 UTC+2 | Mo'men  3' Abdallah  42' (pen.) Azaro  53' | 
| 16 January 2018 18 | Tala'ea Al Geish | 0–2 | Al Ahly | 30 June Stadium, Cairo | 
| 20:00 UTC+2 | Gaber  38' El Soleya  78' | 
| 20 January 2018 19 | Al Ahly | 2–1 | Misr Lel Makassa | Cairo Stadium, Cairo | 
| 20:00 UTC+2 | Ajayi  65' Soliman  84' | Antwi  27' (pen.) | 
| 25 January 2018 20 | Al Raga' | 1–3 | Al Ahly | Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria | 
| 14:30 UTC+2 | Nasser  40' | Azaro  51' Basem  60' Mohareb  73' | 
| 30 January 2018 21 | Al Ahly | 1–0 | Ismaily | Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria | 
| 20:00 UTC+2 | Soliman  90+1' | 
| 3 February 2018 22 | Al Ittihad | 0–3 | Al Ahly | Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria | 
| 19:30 UTC+2 | Azaro  40' Abdallah  77' Ajayi  82' | 
| 12 February 2018 23 | Al Ahly | 5–2 | Al Mokawloon | Cairo Stadium, Cairo | 
| 18:00 UTC+2 | Azaro  7'  90+4' Ajayi  16'  84' Mohareb  90+2' | Farouk  45+2' Kamel  55' (pen.) | 
| 15 February 2018 24 | Al Assiouty | 0–1 | Al Ahly | Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria | 
| 14:30 UTC+2 | Soliman  70' (pen.) | 
| 19 February 2018 25 | Al Ahly | 5–0 | Al Nasr | Cairo Stadium, Cairo | 
| 20:00 UTC+2 | Azaro  16' (pen.)  33' Hany  43' Mohsen  49' Karim Nedvěd  90+1' | 
| 24 February 2018 26 | Al Ahly | 2–1 | Al Intag Al Harby | Cairo Stadium, Cairo | 
| 20:00 UTC+2 | Hamoudi  10' Ajayi  77' | Kamar  13' | 
| 28 February 2018 27 | Al Dakhelya | 0–3 | Al Ahly | Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo | 
| 18:00 UTC+2 | Mohsen  65' Soliman  76' Azaro  86' | 
| 22 April 2018 28 | Al Ahly | 2–0 | Al Masry | Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria | 
| 22:00 UTC+2 | Hamdy  18' Mohsen  74' | 
| 8 April 2018 31 | Smouha | 0–0 | Al Ahly | Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria | 
| 19:30 UTC+2 | 
| 17 April 2018 32 | Al Ahly | 1–0 | Wadi Degla | Cairo Stadium, Cairo | 
| 17:30 UTC+2 | Azaro  24' | 
| 26 April 2018 34 | Al Ahly | 1–2 | Zamalek | Cairo Stadium, Cairo | 
| 20:00 UTC+2 | Soliman  71' (pen.) | Kasongo  6' Hefny  21' | 
2018 Egypt Cup
First round
| 10 November 2017 | Telephonat Beni Suef SC | 0–5 | Al Ahly | Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo | 
| 19:30 UTC+2 | Hesham  20' El Soleya  23' Azaro  44' Meteab  57' (pen.) Hamdy  82' | 
Round of 16
| 13 April 2018 | Al Ahly | 2–0 | Al Dakhleya | Al Salam Stadium, Cairo | 
| 20:00 UTC+2 | El Soleya  71' Mohareb  84' | 
Quarter final
| 30 April 2018 | Al Ahly | 0–1 | Al Assiouty Sport | Al Salam Stadium, Cairo | 
| 20:00 UTC+2 | Kamal | 
2017 CAF Champions League
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ahly   | 4–3 |  Espérance de Tunis | 2–2 | 2–1 | 
| 16 September 2017 | Al Ahly   | 2–2 |  Espérance de Tunis | Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria | 
| 19:00 UTC+2 | Report | Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal) | 
| 23 September 2017 | Espérance de Tunis   | 1–2 |  Al Ahly | Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès | 
| 19:00 UTC+1 | Khenissi  40' (pen.) | Report | Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon) | 
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Étoile du Sahel   | 4–7 |  Al Ahly | 2–1 | 2–6 | 
| 1 October 2017 | Étoile du Sahel   | 2–1 |  Al Ahly | Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse | 
| 18:30 UTC+1 | Report | 
 | Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon) | 
| 22 October 2017 | Al Ahly   | 6–2 |  Étoile du Sahel | Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria | 
| 19:00 UTC+2 | Report | Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa) | 
Final
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ahly   | 1–2 |  Wydad Casablanca | 1–1 | 0–1 | 
| 28 October 2017 | Al Ahly   | 1–1 |  Wydad Casablanca | Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria | 
| 19:00 UTC+2 | 
 | Report | 
 | Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)[2] | 
| 4 November 2017 | Wydad Casablanca   | 1–0 |  Al Ahly | Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca | 
| 20:00 UTC+0 | 
 | Report | Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia) | 
Wydad Casablanca won 2–1 on aggregate.
2018 CAF Champions League
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahly   | 7–1 |  CF Mounana | 4–0 | 3–1 | 
| 6 March 2018 | Al-Ahly   | 4–0 |  CF Mounana | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo | 
| 20:00 UTC+2 | Report | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali) | 
| 17 March 2018 | CF Mounana   | 1–3 |  Al-Ahly | Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville | 
| 15:30 UTC+1 | 
 | Report | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia) | 
Al-Ahly won 7–1 on aggregate.
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AHL | EST | KCC | ROL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Al Ahly | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 13 | Quarter-finals | — | 0–0 | 4–3 | 3–0 | |
| 2 |  Espérance de Tunis | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 11 | 0–1 | — | 3–2 | 4–1 | ||
| 3 |  KCCA | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 |  Township Rollers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 
| 4 May 2018 | Al-Ahly   | 0–0 |  Espérance de Tunis | Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria | 
| 21:00 UTC+2 | Report | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal) | 
| 15 May 2018 | KCCA   | 2–0 |  Al-Ahly | Mandela National Stadium, Kira | 
| 16:00 UTC+3 | Report | Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa) | 
Note:Rest of the group stage matches were held in next season
References
- ^ "Emirati referee to officiate Egyptian Super Cup". Sada El Balad. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "FIFA Referees News: 2017 CAF Champions League Cup - Final (1st leg)". 28 October 2017.















