All Ahly's El-Badry bemoans poor refereeing in first leg of Champions League final

Hossam El-Badry

Sunday Oct 29, 2017. 10:30

In the wake of their CAF Champions League, first-leg 1-1 draw in the final against Wydad Casablanca, Al Ahly coach Hossam El-Badry has lashed out at the referee.

El-Badry believes his side should have been awarded a penalty against Wydad Casablanca on Saturday at the Borg El-Arab Stadium.

Goals through Momen Zakaria and Achraf Bencharki saw the two North African sides playing to a draw.

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However, El-Badry bemoaned the Ethiopian referee Bamlak Tessema Weyesa's failure to give his side a penalty in the second half.

The 56-year-old coach believes his side deserved a penalty when Moroccan striker Walid Azaro was fouled inside the box by defender Badr Gaddarin just before the hour-mark.

“The referee denied us a legitimate penalty after Azaro was fouled inside the box,” El-Badry said.

“I knew it was going to be a tough match, and we didn’t exploit the chances that we had during the game. We weren’t lucky today too.

“The difference between the Etoile du Sahal game and today’s game is that against Etoile we were lucky and scored from all that the chances we got.”

The Red Devils will travel to Morocco for the second leg next Saturday and a victory or a 2-2 draw would secure Al Ahly their ninth title, while a goalless draw would earn Wydad their second title in history.