Football: Morocco's Raja Casablanca ties with Egypt's Ahly in African league
Morocco-Egypt, Sports, 10/19/2002

In a stake-less match Friday in Cairo, Morocco's RAJA Casablanca tied 3-3 with Egypt's Al-Ahly.

Midfielder Hamid Nater scored the opener for the Moroccan side at the 5th minute, before Brahim Said equalized for the Egyptians at the 20th minute. Bibou and Ahmed Bilal put Al-Ahly ahead with a 3-1 advance, before Morocco's mounting star Hicham Abucharwane equalized at the last minutes of the game.

The result confirms RAJA as leaders of their Group A with 13 points, well ahead of Mazembe club of DR Congo with 7 points.

The Moroccans end up as runners-up of the group. They will play the second team of Group B in the semi-final of the African champions League.

The two qualifying teams of Group B will be known among Egypt's Zamalek Club, Tunisia's Esperance and Cote d'Ivoire's ASEC Abidjan.

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