Al -Ahly youth team is in a new challenge in the AFC Champions League 2, when it is a guest of the Jordanian Al -Wehdat team at 18:00 pm Emirates time, in the first leg of the 16th round of the tournament that is held at the Amman International Stadium in the center of the Jordanian capital.
The leaders of the UAE professional league standings are looking to return from Jordan with a positive result, before the return meeting at Rashid Stadium on the 19th of this month.
Al -Ahly youth rose to the round of 16 after its top Asian Group led with 13 points, while the units ascended the runner -up of the third group issued by the Sharjah team, after the Jordanian representative achieved 11 points.
The Al -Ahly Youth Mission left yesterday, heading to Jordan, and only the player Saeed Suleiman, who was confirmed his absence until the end of the season, was absent from a cut in the cruciate ligament during the last match against Ajman.
Al -Ahly youth coach confirmed the return of Yahya Al -Ghassani to the training, and joined the mission after he recovered from the injury he suffered after his return from the team participating in the Gulf Championship in Kuwait last December.
Al -Ahly youth succeeded in including two deals during the current winter transfer period, which ended yesterday, the Uruguayan Damian Grsia, and the Brazilian Matius Henrique, and the players were registered in the category of residents and they are young talents.
It is expected that the Portuguese coach of the Al -Ahly youth team, Paulo Soussa, will start with his offensive striking power to search for a positive result that facilitates the task of the return match and ascending to the quarter -finals, in search of the Asian title, which is important and the team is searching for this season amid competition for several tournaments.
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