Sfaxien to play African final in Rades

Sfaxien have confirmed that the return-leg of their African Champions League final against Ahli will be played in Rades Stadium instead of their venue Taib Mhiri.

كتب : Hatem Maher

الثلاثاء، 17 أكتوبر 2006 - 19:16

Tunisia-Murad Teyeb: Sfaxien have confirmed that the return-leg of their African Champions League final against Ahli will be played in Rades Stadium instead of their venue Taib Mhiri.

"We chose to play in Rades because Taib Mhiri stadium's small capacity won’t be able to host fans from both sides," Sfaxien official Al-Nasser Al-Badawi told FilGoal.com on Monday.

The move to the Tunisian capital will give Sfaxien the support of an expected 60,000 capacity crowd in Rades.

"The move will not affect the attendance because there are large numbers of Sfaxien fans in Tunis and the supporters are used to traveling and cheering the team outside Sfax," Al-Badawi added.

The Tunisian side qualified to the Champions League final after beating South African side Orlando Pirates 1-0 on Saturday.

The first-leg will be held on the 29th of October at the Cairo International Stadium, while the return-leg will take place on November 12th