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Riyadh Season to Host African Super Cup between Egypt’s Al-Ahly, Zamalek in September

The match will take place as part of Riyadh Season 2024 on September 27, 2024, with CAF to announce the venue and kickoff time in due course (File Photo/AAWSAT)
The match will take place as part of Riyadh Season 2024 on September 27, 2024, with CAF to announce the venue and kickoff time in due course (File Photo/AAWSAT)
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Riyadh Season to Host African Super Cup between Egypt’s Al-Ahly, Zamalek in September

The match will take place as part of Riyadh Season 2024 on September 27, 2024, with CAF to announce the venue and kickoff time in due course (File Photo/AAWSAT)
The match will take place as part of Riyadh Season 2024 on September 27, 2024, with CAF to announce the venue and kickoff time in due course (File Photo/AAWSAT)

Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi General Entertainment Authority (GEA) Advisor Turki bin Abdulmohsen Al Al-Sheikh announced with Dr. Patrice Motsepe, President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), an agreement between Sela Company, representing the Riyadh Season, and CAF to host the African Super Cup final between Egyptian clubs Al-Ahly and Zamalek.
The match will take place as part of Riyadh Season 2024 on September 27, 2024, with CAF to announce the venue and kickoff time in due course, SPA reported.
Advisor Al-Sheikh said: "We are pleased to host the African Super Cup during Riyadh Season, representing one of the most important tournaments in the African continent. This event brings together two football giants from our brotherly country, the Arab Republic of Egypt: Al-Ahly and Zamalek. We all look forward to a competitive match that meets our expectations."
CAP president also said that the partnership between the federation and the Kingdom, represented by the General Entertainment Authority, is based on excellent relations and mutual commitment from both parties, adding, “We at CAF are excited and looking forward to the TotalEnergies 2024 African Super Cup final between two of Africa's most popular and successful clubs, Al-Ahly and Zamalek."
Al-Ahly is the current champion of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League, while Zamalek, the other Egyptian giant, is the champion of the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup.

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Liverpool are a more mature side than Manchester United, with the advantage of a cohesive team of established players, United manager Erik ten Hag said ahead of Sunday's Premier League clash between the bitter rivals at Old Trafford.

"Liverpool are in a different phase of the life cycle," Ten Hag told reporters. "We are much more mixed and we have to build a new team."

United have not beaten Liverpool in the league since a 2-1 win at Old Trafford in August 2022 though Ten Hag's men did prevail 4-3 over former Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp's side to win the FA Cup last season, according to Reuters.

Liverpool finished third in the league last season, five places and 22 points ahead of United, but Ten Hag said his side could take heart from their performance in the cup final.

"We can always win, last year we won (in the FA cup) in the second part of the season," the Dutchman said.

"(Liverpool) are a team who are clear in the relationship among their players. It's what (new manager Arne Slot) has inherited. It was built over the last few years."

Slot and Ten Hag have faced each other in the past during their time working in the Dutch top flight, with little to chose between them on paper.

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Both managers have two wins apiece against each other in the Eridivisie, with Sunday's match at Old Trafford their first head-to-head meeting since March 2022.

Liverpool have made a solid start to the season under Slot, who became their first manager since Graeme Souness in 1991 to win his two opening league games in charge with Sunday's 2-0 victory over Brentford.

United, on the other hand, dropped their first points of the campaign when they were beaten 2-1 at Brighton & Hove Albion last Saturday.

"One of the reasons I came here is I knew beforehand it would be the most difficult thing I could ever do in my life, to come in (to) a club with a lot of problems," added Ten Hag, who took charge of United in April 2022.

"I inherited a history of six years and no trophy. We're still in transition. We have young players, academy players, and now we have to construct a team for the future."