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Zamalek Awarded $200000 after Claiming CAF SC Trophy


Fri 14 Feb 2020 | 08:54 PM
Mohamed Helba

After ending their 17-year wait to a CAF Super Cup title,  Zamalek was awarded $200000 after defeating ES Tunis 3-1 in Qatar.

On the other hand the Tunsisan Side was awarded $150000 as a runner-up.

The White Knights managed to claim their fourth Super Cup title after crushing ES Tunis 3-1.

Obama gave the White Knights the early lead after only two minutes when Abdel El Shafy swung a well-played cross into the box where the Whites’ forward planted a powerful header into the net.

Abdelraouf Benguit leveled the scoring in the 52nd minute when he converted from a penalty spot after he stepped up sending Abu Gabel the wrong way.

Six Minutes later, Zamalek midfielder Ashraf Bencharki received a ball from the Tunisian side’s midfielders as he moved on toward the penalty area and unleashed a low right-foot shot into the far left post.

Bencharki sealed the victory in the injury time when he scored the third goal for the White Knights.

Zamalek came close to double the lead in the 15th minute when Mostafa Mohamed fired a right-foot shot, which went above the post.

Mostafa Mohamed unleashed another powerful right-foot shot which came close to hit the net once again in the 25th minute.

Zamalek enter the game as the Confederation Cup champions, while the Tunisian side play the encounter as the holders of the CAF Champions League.

Both clubs are set to clash once again in the quarter-finals of the CAF Champions League.