Football

Al Ahly head coach Jess Thorup and his coaching staff travelled to Denmark shortly after the team’s arrival at Cairo International Airport, taking a brief leave to visit their families after the squad was granted five days of rest.

Al Ahly’s first-team delegation, headed by board member Tarek Kandil, arrived at Cairo International Airport early on Saturday after returning from Morocco, where the team drew 1-1 with FAR Rabat in the second round of the CAF Champions League group stage.

Al Ahly head coach Jess Thorup said he was largely satisfied with his side’s 1-1 draw away to Morocco’s FAR Rabat in the second round of the CAF Champions League group stage on Friday, noting that the match played out exactly as he expected in terms of intensity and home pressure.