He defeated the Saudi Federation in the final

Moroccan Raja wins the "Mohammed VI Cup" and 6 million dollars

During the coronation of the Raja team.

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A crazy final in every sense of the word, in the Arab Clubs Football Championship over the King of Morocco Mohammed VI Cup, Moroccan Raja won it at the expense of the Saudi Jeddah Federation 4-3 on penalties, after the original time ended with an exciting 4-4 ​​draw, the day before yesterday, on the Moulay Abdallah Stadium in the Moroccan capital, Rabat, without a public presence due to the “Corona” pandemic.

This is the second time that the "Green Eagle" has been crowned with the title after 2006, while the record of "Al-Ameed" remained a single title in 2005, and Tunisia's Esperance is the most club to achieve the championship with three titles, equal to the Iraqi Rashid (Al-Karkh).

The 29th edition of the championship lasted more than two years, as it launched in its preliminary rounds on August 18, 2019 with the participation of 40 clubs, but it was subjected to many postponements due to the “Corona” pandemic, but the Arab Union, which is the organizing body, did not cancel its most important championships with a total of Huge prizes, where Raja will receive six million dollars, and 2.5 million dollars for the Federation.

The goals of Raja were scored by Elias El-Haddad (5), Mahmoud Benhalib (13), Zakaria El Wardi (37), Sofiane Rahimi (49), and for Al Ittihad: Brazilian Bruno Henrique (4) and his compatriot Romarinho (28 from a penalty kick, 53 and 64 from a penalty kick as well).

The Moroccan club was seeking to win the huge financial prize to get rid of many of the problems it faces in terms of the dues of its players, as well as a lot of debts that were besieging its preparations for the new season, which begins next September.

This is Raja's second title this season, after he was crowned, last month, the CAF Confederation Cup champion at the expense of the Egyptian Pyramids.

On the other hand, the Saudi club continued to present its fluctuating results with the start of the new season.

• The title is the second for the "Green Eagle" after 2006, while only one title remained in the federation's record in 2005.

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