Renaissance Sportive Berkane

Zamalek use penalty power to end 16-year African trophy drought

Zamalek use penalty power to end 16-year African trophy drought

  • Mahmoud Alaa converted a 55th-minute VAR spot-kick to give Zamalek a 1-0 second-leg win over Renaissance Sportive Berkane of Morocco and leave the teams tied at 1-1 on aggregate
  • With no extra-time in CAF club matches, the final went to a shootout and Zamalek converted all five penalties to win 5-3 before a near-capacity crowd in the 86,000-seat Borg El Arab Stadium near Alexandria
By AFP ·