Egypt's Al Ahly clinch bronze at FIFA Club World Cup

Egyptian and African football giants, Al Ahly, beat Brazilian side Palmeiras yesterday to claim third place at the FIFA Club World Cup competition in Qatar.

The game ended goalless after full time forcing the fixture to be decided via penalties. Al Ahly defeated Palmeiras 3-2 on penalties at the end of the shoot outs.

Having lost 2-0 to Bayern Munich in the semi-finals due to Robert Lewandowski’s double, Pitso Mosimane’s team went into the game with high hopes of ending with a medal.

With the tough encounter ending 0-0 at Al Rayyan’s Education City Stadium, kicks from the penalty spot were used in separating both teams.

Nevertheless, it was the Africans who reigned supreme with captain Mohamed El Shenawy saving two penalties in the shootout.

Thanks ?@CAF_Online? , we hope we represented you well #Club WC.There is still room for improvement. We will do better next year.???????????????????? pic.twitter.com/3eItldzYYI

— Pitso Mosimane (@TheRealPitso) February 12, 2021