كتب : Amro Hassan
The Red Devils secured their fourth Super Cup title, thanks to the win where Angolan striker Flavio Amado excelled by scoring a brace.
"We matched Ahli’s performance and we did our best to win the game, but in the end we were not lucky enough," Al-Shafei told Tunisian paper Al-Sahafa.
The Tunisian tactician added that Ahmed Fathi’s off the line clearance on 38 minutes was a turning point in the clash.
"If that first half ball went in when we were still 0-0, it’d have changed the whole game.
"Despite the loss, I think we produced a solid display against the African champions in Cairo."
Sfaxien took part in the Super Cup after winning their third CAF Confederations Cup in November 2008.