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Egyptian giants Al Ahly won a record-extending 12th African Champions League title after beating Esperance 1-0 in the second leg of the final in Cairo.<\/b><\/p>\n
The first leg had ended goalless in Tunisia<\/a> last Saturday, and the hosts took an early lead when Rami Rabia’s header from Hussein El Shahat’s corner deflected off Esperance midfielder Roger Aholou and into the bottom right-hand corner.<\/p>\n Wessam Abou Ali struck the side-netting and Percy Tau fired narrowly wide as Al Ahly looked to extend their lead before the break, while El Shahat was denied by visiting goalkeeper Amanallah Memmiche.<\/p>\n Yan Sasse curled off target for Esperance just after the hour mark and the Tunisian club struggled to create chances against a miserly Al Ahly defence.<\/p>\n Substitute Afsha came close to doubling the hosts’ advantage in the closing stages but his free-kick hit the crossbar, and Al Ahly saw out six minutes of added time to seal a 1-0 win on aggregate and a fourth triumph in five years.<\/p>\n Marcel Koller’s men went unbeaten throughout this season’s tournament – matching the feat of their 2005 side – with Mostafa Shobeir keeping nine consecutive clean sheets.<\/p>\n The Cairo club extended their unbeaten run in continental competition to 22 games, and won back-to-back Champions League titles for a fourth time.<\/p>\n Both Al Ahly and Esperance had already qualified for Fifa’s expanded 32-team Club World Cup, which will be held in the United States in June and July next year,<\/a> alongside Wydad Casablanca and Mamelodi Sundowns.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n