Al Ahly have reportedly made a fresh decision ahead of their upcoming CAF Champions League encounter against Orlando Pirates.
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On 7 December, the Club of the Century and the Buccaneers will renew their continental rivalry when they face off at Orlando Stadium.
The last time the two sides met was in the competition's final, where the Red Devils secured a 2-0 victory in Cairo to clinch their eighth Champions League title.
The Egyptian juggernauts will be hoping for a similar result when they face Pirates again, and it seems they are taking extreme precautions to ensure that happens.
According to Kooora, Ahly head coach Marcel Koller, along with sporting director Mohamed Ramadan, has decided that the club's coach Sami Qamisan and administrative director Samir Adly will travel to South Africa as early as 3 December.
The duo's early arrival is intended to arrange an adequate training pitch ahead of the encounter and secure a suitable hotel for the team's stay when the rest of the squad arrives.
Preparations for the clash in Johannesburg will likely need to be meticulous, as Al Ahly have never secured a victory on South African soil.
Before facing the Sea Robbers, however, the record African champions must navigate their opening Champions League encounter against Stade d'Abidjan.
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The last time Al Ahly faced Ivorian opposition in continental group action at home, they suffered a defeat, according to Transfermarkt. It was a 2-1 loss to ASEC Mimosas in 2016, a result that saw them fail to progress from Group A on that occasion.
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