“With blood and with our soul, we will redeem you, Palestine” and “With blood and with our soul, Al-Aqsa will not go.” With these chants, the Egyptian Al-Ahly fans extended their support and salutes to Palestine during their team’s 1-1 draw with Tanzania’s Simba in the second leg of the African Football League quarter-finals.
“Red Castle” qualified for the semi-finals of the competition created by the African Confederation (CAF), benefiting from a 2-2 draw in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the competition.
Egyptian Al-Ahly fans chant with one voice 🗣️🔴#Ahly_Simba #African_Football_League | #SSC pic.twitter.com/WE6eQyZyUJ
– Saudi Sports Company SSC (@ssc_sports) October 24, 2023
Sadio Konate gave Simba the lead in the 68th minute, but Mahmoud Abdel Moneim (Kahraba) equalized 8 minutes later.
Al-Ahly will play the winner of the match between Mamelodi Sundowns and Angola’s Petro Atletico in the semi-finals.
The South African champions won 2-0 away from home in the first leg before the return leg later today.
Press coverage | “With blood, with the soul, Al-Aqsa will not go away.” Al-Ahly fans chant Cairo Stadium with chants in support of Palestine pic.twitter.com/BaQaoteTCa
– Monitoring Network (@RassdNewsN) October 24, 2023
The Egyptian fans chanted for minutes during the match in support of Palestine and Al-Aqsa. The fans also refused to broadcast the songs on the stadium radio, and demanded that the volume be lowered in honor of the martyrs of Gaza.
Last Friday, Al-Ahly fans stood in solidarity with Palestine and Gaza and raised a banner reading, “From the river to the sea… Palestine will become free” in the stands of Tanzania’s Benjamin Mkapa Stadium.
“Low the sound, people will die.” Al-Ahly fans refuse to play songs at Cairo Stadium in honor of the martyrs of Gaza during their team’s match against Tanzania’s Simba pic.twitter.com/cxN3O3azaE
– Al Jazeera Egypt (@AJA_Egypt) October 24, 2023
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