Al Ahly coach banking on Percy Tau to hurt Sundowns 

Al Ahly head coach Marcel Koller is banking on ex-Mamelodi Sundowns striker Percy Tau to try to get the Egyptian giants their first win against Masandawana in South Africa.

Al Ahly played a 2-2 draw with Bafana Ba Style in Cairo a fortnight ago in a Champions League Group B game. Now, Koller is well aware that he has a mountain to climb. 

The Red Devils will lock horns with the red-hot Brazilians at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on Saturday, 11 March. The kick-off is set for 15:00.

And the Al Ahly coach believes that playing Tau will come in handy. He reckons that the Bafana Bafana international is familiar with the weather, culture and everything football related in South Africa.

The Austrian mentor was speaking ahead of their Saturday’s CAF Champions League encounter against Rulani Mokwena’s side.

MARCEL KOLLER BANKING ON PERCY TAU 

“We are very glad that he is fit once again,” he told the media. 

“He is in our rhythm of the game, and he is performing well lately. We hope that he will help us tomorrow with his performance.”

The weather conditions have been the biggest enemy for the Red Devils to salvage a win against the DStv Premiership defending champions in SA.

MARCEL KOLLER’S RECORD AT AL AHLY 

Since taking over the coaching reigns at the Egyptian giants in September 2202, Koller has amassed a good record. 

He has taken charge of 26 matches across all competitions. In those matches, he lost three games of which two defeats were against Spanish giants Real Madrid and Brazilian side Flamengo in the FIFA Club World Cup. 

Koller made it clear that his team is targeting a win against the South African champions.

Currently, Al Ahly sit third in Group B with four points, three points behind the second-placed arch-rivals Sundowns. 

Both teams have each played three games so far. 

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