2023-12-04 05:00:00
Written by Ahmed Harby Monday, December 4, 2023 07:00 AM
Leading the Egyptian international Ahmed HegazyThe star of the Jeddah Federation, his team, participates for the first time in a long period of absence, due to his suffering from a torn cruciate ligament injury, when he hosts Iranian Brigadier General Sepahan, this Monday evening, in the sixth and final round of the group stage of the AFC Champions League, the current version 2023. -24.
Radiant Jewel Stadium will host the Jeddah Union match against Iranian Sepahan at eight in the evening, Cairo time.
The Al-Ittihad team officially qualified for the round of 16 of the AFC Champions League, after winning against its Uzbek counterpart, Agmak, by two goals to one, in the fifth round of the group stage of the Asian competition.
Al-Ittihad leads the group with 12 points, while Sepahan ranks second with 10 points.
A draw is enough for Al-Ittihad to secure the lead, as it will enter the match looking for a win to confirm its right to lead the group and continue its positive results with its new coach, Argentine Marcelo Gallardo, with whom the team has not lost a single match.
Al-Ittihad is missing the services of its French captain, Karim Benzema, and his compatriot, N’Golo Kante, due to injury.
Hegazy was injured on May 27, 2023 while participating with Al-Ittihad in the Al-Fayhaa match, in the 29th round of the Saudi League last season.
Hegazy was absent during that period to recover from a torn cruciate ligament, before he recently recovered and participated in group training.
Ahmed Hegazy will participate in Al-Ittihad’s match against Sepahan Isfahan, Iran, tomorrow, Monday, for the sixth round of the group stage of the AFC Champions League, at the Radiant Jewel Stadium.
Marcelo Gallardo, coach of the Jeddah Football Association, confirmed during the press conference that Ahmed Hegazy would participate for a period ranging from 45 to 60 minutes, thus returning to participating with his team after 190 days.
On November 23, the AFC Disciplinary Committee decided to consider Al-Ittihad a 3-0 victory over Sepahan, in the match that was scheduled for the second round of the AFC Champions League, after the match observer decided not to blow the starting whistle, which was to be hosted by Naqsh-Ceyhan Stadium. In the Iranian city of Isfahan, although the two teams arrived at the stadium, due to legal violations.
Sepahan is looking for a win to ensure qualification without considering the rest of the group results. Any other result will involve him in complex calculations and he will wait for the rest of the results to know his fate.
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