"With blood and with soul we redeem you, Palestine" and "With blood and with soul, Al-Aqsa is not a soul" With these chants, Al Ahly fans of Egypt extended support and salute to Palestine during their team's 1-1 draw with Tanzania's Simba in the second leg of the CAF League quarter-finals.
The "Red Castle" qualified for the semi-finals of the competition created by the African Union (CAF), taking advantage of a 2-2 draw in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the competition.
Al Ahly fans cheer with one 🗣️🔴 voice #الأهلي_سيمبا #دوري_كرة_القدم_الأفريقي | #SSC pic.twitter.com/WE6eQyZyUJ
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Sadio Konaté took the lead for Simba in the 68th minute, but Mahmoud Abdel Moneim (Kahraba) equalized 8 minutes later.
Al Ahly will play the winner of Mamelodi Sundowns and Petro Atletico of Angola in the semifinals.
The South African champions took a 2-<> away lead in the first leg ahead of the second leg later in the day.
Press Coverage | "With blood with the Spirit Al-Aqsa Mesh Hirouh" Al-Ahly fans shake Cairo Stadium with chants in support of Palestine pic.twitter.com/BaQaoteTCa
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Egyptian fans chanted for minutes during the match in support of Palestine and Al-Aqsa, as the fans refused to broadcast songs on the stadium's radio, and demanded that the volume be lowered in honor of the martyrs of Gaza.
The Ahli fans stood in solidarity with Palestine and Gaza last Friday and raised a banner that read, "From the river to the sea. Palestine will become free" in the stands of Tanzania's Benjamin Mkapa.
"Lower the voice, people are dying." Al-Ahly fans refuse to play songs in Cairo Stadium in honor of the martyrs of Gaza during their team's match against Tanzania's Simba pic.twitter.com/cxN3O3azaE
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