Mohamed Sherif and Salah Mohsen’s second half goals handed Egyptian giants Al Ahly their seventh CAF Super Cup title after beating RS Berkane 2-0 at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha on Friday night.
Pitso Mosimane’s side were dominant over the Moroccans, especially in the second half and ensured they hand coach Pitso Mosimane his second continental title since joining the Cairo giants in October 2020.
Mosimane won the Champions League as well as finishing third at the Club World Cup with The Red Devils, adding on to the Egyptian Cup he clinched as his first piece of silverware in North Africa.
Heading into the match played under the Doha skies on Friday, there was concern for Ahly due to their tight schedule of matches and constant travelling, but they showed less of that in a commanding performance against the Moroccans.
The Red Devils threatened from early with Aliou Dieng having a good opportunity with a shot from the edge of the box off a Hussein El Shahat cut-back but he skied it over.
Berkane had two good chances to get into the lead. In the 18th minute, skipper Mohamed Aziz saw his header off a short corner go wide. Ten minutes later, they had an even better chance off a counter attack.
Mouhssine Lajour released Mohamed Farehane through on the right with the defender gliding away with only the keeper to beat. However, Ahly shot stopper Mohamed Elshenawy was quick off his line to narrow the angle and Ferehane’s attempt to clip the ball over him ended on the side netting.
Berkane tried to pluck some respect off the match in search of at least a goal. They came close in the second minute of added time when substitute Alain Traore’s strong header off a cross came off the bar.
On the other end, Ahly also had their chances to extend the lead with Mohamed Magdy ‘Afsha’ forcing the Berkane keeper to a brilliant save with a header while Sherif should have scored his second with another header that came cracking against the upright with the last play.