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The defending champions sit on 18 points, but with games in hand. A win would see them lead the summit. Al Ittihad, meanwhile, are struggling in 17th place, with just eight points from nine matches.

Al Ahly's senior football team returned to Cairo on Sunday after claiming a 1-0 away victory over Aigle Noir in the first leg of the CAF Champions League Round of 32, played in Bujumbura, Burundi.

Al Ahly opened the CAF Champions League campaign with a 1-0 victory over Burundi’s Aigle Noir in the first leg of their Round of 32 tie at Inwari Stadium in Bujumbura on Saturday.