Moroccan Wydad coach Walid Regraki praised the performance of his players after winning the African Champions League title at the expense of Al-Ahly of Egypt, the champion of the last two editions, and considered that his team was the most determined to win.
"I congratulate the players because we did not play a big game at the technical level, but it was great in terms of the desire to win and the state of mind and in the presence of the fans that pushed us, and I think we knew how to play the match," Rekraki said in a press conference after winning at home 2-0 on Monday evening. final".
The coach, who had the support of thousands at Mohammed V Stadium in Casablanca and achieved the victory thanks to my goal by Zuhair Al-Matraji, added, "From the first opportunity we were able to open the scoring with a beautiful goal from Zuhair Al-Matraji, and I am happy for him because he lived in a difficult situation when he was close to leaving the team when he threw his shirt, but he responded in the best way."
Regragui had said before the match that Al-Ahly considered "Real Madrid of Africa" because of his ability to win titles in all circumstances, but after the victory, the Wydad coach said that his team was more like Real Madrid during the match.
The Wydad coach said, "I had considered Al-Ahly to be Real Madrid of Africa, but today we were Real Madrid, after we stood well and managed to score two goals, and we left the ball to them and relied on counter-attacks."
He added, "I came to win the title, despite what was said about the lack of performance. The important thing in football is effectiveness."
Regragui confirmed that he is looking forward to continuing to win titles and achieve a triple of titles by reaching the end of the current season.
The Wydad coach concluded his speech by saying, "I am still hungry and we are striving to achieve the treble by winning the League title and the Throne Cup within a month, but the task will not
be easy."
Wydad will play against local rivals Nahdet Berkane in the African Super Cup, as well as qualifying for the Club World Cup.
Wydad hopes to win the treble, as it leads the Moroccan League, four points ahead of its rivals, Raja, with six rounds remaining.
Wydad will play against rivals Raja in the quarter-finals of the Throne Cup.