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The match officials were announced by the Egyptian Football Association on 23 October 2024, one day before the final. [2] Amin Omar was selected as the referee for the match, with Mahmoud Abou El Regal and Ahmed Hossam Taha as assistant referees, Ahmed El Ghandour as the fourth official, Mohamed Maarouf as the video assistant referee (VAR), and Mahmoud Ashour as the assistant VAR.
The final was contested between Egyptian club Al Ahly and Moroccan club Wydad AC, which is a repeat of the 2022 CAF Champions League final, the second time in CAF Champions League history that two same clubs compete in the final of Champions League consecutively.
The 2024 CAF Champions League final were the final matches of the 2023–24 CAF Champions League, the 60th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 28th edition under the current CAF Champions League title.
The 2023–24 Al Ahly SC season was the 117th edition and the 53rd consecutive season in the topflight of Egyptian football. In addition to the domestic league, Al Ahly participated in this season's editions of the Egypt Cup, the League Cup, the CAF Champions League, the Africa Football League, the CAF Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup.
Al Ahly won the African Cup of Champions Clubs in 1982 and 1987. Following the tournament's rebranding as the CAF Champions League, Al Ahly triumphed again in 2001, 2005, 2006 and 2008 under the coaching of the Portuguese Manuel José, [4] in 2012 under Hossam El-Badry, in 2013 under Mohamed Youssef, and in 2020 and 2021 under Pitso Mosimane.
The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Orlando Pirates of South Africa and Al-Ahly of Egypt. The first leg was hosted by Orlando Pirates at the Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg on 2 November 2013, while the second leg was hosted by Al-Ahly at the Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium in Cairo on 10 November 2013. [1]
The team managed to go 39th games in a row unbeaten in all competitions, setting a record of 30 games unbeaten in the league, however Al Ahly reached the final of the 2016 Egypt Cup and lost to rival Zamalek SC in a 3–1 defeat, leading to Al Ahly failing to win their 36th Egypt Cup. Under the leadership of Hossam El-Badry, Al Ahly was able to ...
The 2024–25 season is the 118th season in Al Ahly's history and the 57th consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, Al Ahly is set to compete in the Egyptian League Cup, the CAF Champions League, the Egyptian Super Cup, the FIFA Intercontinental Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup.