Enppi look for home support in ACL final

الثلاثاء، 18 أبريل 2006 - 13:24

كتب : Omar Shoeb

Egyptian club Enppi will host Moroccan powerhouse Raja Casablanca in the first-leg of the Arab Champions League (ACL) finals, that will take place on Tuesday.

Enppi are expected to play the match in high spirits, given the club board’s support, and the expected attendance number of Egyptian fans who will support the club.

The Cairo-based club have no fans virtually in a city dominated by either Ahli or Zamalek fans, nevertheless, both clubs’ have urged their fans to support Enppi in their Arab quest given that they are the only team representing Egypt in the competition.

Enppi president Sameh Fahmi also announced that the venue doors would be open for free admission to help encourage the fans to attend the highly-anticipated match.

"I hope all the Egyptian fans come and support us. We need them to create an ecstatic atmosphere which will help us to excel," Enppi striker Magdi Abdul-Atti said on Monday.

Enppi, who made it to the Egyptian premier league in 2002, qualified for the ACL third-edition after holding second place in the local league and won the Egypt Cup last season.

Enppi’s boss Taha Besri refused to announced the starting line-up for the match and insisted that he has 20 players who are all capable of getting the job done.

Enppi hold third place in the Egyptian league standings with a tally of 40 points, nine behind second-place Zamalek and 19 behind leaders Ahli.

Meanwhile, Raja conducted their main training for the match on Sunday on the same venue, the Arab Contractors stadium, that will host the match.

The Moroccan side boss Oscar Fullone barred media and fans from their training session and insisted that he would give out statements in a separate press conference.

Jordanian referee Salem Mahmoud was appointed to run the match along with Syrian and Bahraini assistant referees Alam El-Din Diob and Samir Abdullah.

The ACL finale will take place in Casablanca on May sixth.

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