Al Ahly captain Mohamed El Shenawy has responded to claims that they are unhappy about playing Mamelodi Sundowns at 15h00.
Sundowns and Al Ahly will renew their rivalry in the first leg of the African Football League semi-finals on Sunday afternoon at Loftus Versfeld.
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The Red Devils' last two matches against Sundowns in South Africa have kicked off at 15h00 and the Egyptian goalkeeper insists they are used to playing at the time.
"It's not an issue for us," El Shenaway told the media, as per KickOff.
"Everytime we play against [Mamelodi] Sundowns we know already that we will have to play at 15:00 so for us it's not a problem.
"We didn't speak to each other about it. For us, it is normal that when we come here, or in Africa, we always play at 15:00 so that's why we are prepared for this, its not something new.
"For us the most important thing is to be prepared well for the game and that is what we are going to do, to achieve a good result tomorrow and make the second game in Cairo easier for ourselves.
"But we are not focusing on the time, we already knew that it was 15:00 and that is why for us the most important thing is to concentrate on the game."
Al Ahly will have unhappy memories of their last visit to South Africa, after losing 5-2 to Rulani Mokwena's charges in the CAF Champions League last year.
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