Wrote:
Mohamed Hammam
Friday May 27 2022
11:28 ص
He was able to win the African Champions League title with Wydad in the 2017 edition at the expense of Al-Ahly.. Here is the talk about the player Amin Atoushi.
Atouchi had a successful experience with Wydad that lasted for nearly seven years, during which he succeeded in winning the African Champions League, the African Super Cup and the Moroccan League.
Yalla Kora, contact the current professional of the Saudi team, Abha, and talk here about the final of the African Champions League, as well as the chances of Al-Ahly and Al-Wydad to win the continental title, especially since the match is taking place in Casablanca.
Here are the details of the conversation as follows:
How did you beat Al-Ahly in the 2017 final?
Our victory in the African Champions League is considered deserved, after we drew 1-1 in the first leg and won the second leg. Al-Ahly is a great team and the goal in the first match contributed greatly to the fact that we play comfortably in the return match, and in the end we won the precious title.
– What has changed in the Wydad team from the final of the 2017 edition?
The whole team has changed, whether in terms of players or coaches, now there is a new coach and new players, but the spirit, enthusiasm and support of the fans, the first supporter of the Wydad team, has not changed.
Did Wydad’s denial of deals lead to the team’s decline?
Indeed, there is a crisis over contracts, but the Wydad team remains as big in the African continent as Al-Ahly. To see Al-Ahly in the group stage, it was suffering a little, but it presented great levels in the elimination stage by defeating Raja and ES Setif of Algeria, and now it will face Wydad and I hope Wydad win the African Champions League title.
– In your opinion, what distinguishes Wydad with Walid Rekraki?
What we see is Walid Regragui playing on morale with his players, and I hope that he will be the second Moroccan coach to win the African title after Hussein Amota.
Does Regraki resort to psychological warfare in his statements with Al-Ahly?
When Regragui announced the Petro Atletico team, Angola’s champion is an excellent team like the South African Sundowns. The Angolan team plays modern football and was a candidate to reach the final after its level in the second leg, and without the result of the first leg, it would have qualified for the final.
– In your opinion, what distinguishes Al-Ahly after facing it more than once?
Al-Ahly faced more than five or six times, both in the 2015 and 2017 editions of the African Champions League. Al-Ahly is a great team and has great players, but this version of Al-Ahly (not afraid) could have come out of the group stage and won with difficulty on Raja.
Who is the most prominent player in Al-Ahly currently?
Badr Bannon, and his absence proved defensive problems in the team, but Percy Tau, Aliou Diang and Amr Al-Sulayya have what distinguishes him from the experience factor.
– In the last period there was a crisis in terms of the stadium.. Your comment?
The decision is neutral, and because I am my friend, playing in Casablanca is a good thing.
Will Al-Ahly be affected by a sufficient decision regarding the stadium?
Al-Ahly does not need to think about this, it only needs to focus and the public attendance will be 50% for each team, and I hope that Al-Ahly will play a great match.
– I was a colleague of Bencharki and Onajem .. How do you see the future of the duo with Zamalek?
I played with the duo Ashraf Bencharki and Mohamed Onajem for more than three years, they are the decision makers, but if there is a better offer to leave, why not, to show their capabilities.
– Finally, did you receive an offer from the Egyptian League?
Before moving to Saudi Arabia, I had an offer from Al Ittihad of Alexandria, but we did not reach an agreement with the Egyptian club to differ in some terms of the contract, and after that I moved to Abha Saudi.