Striker ‘Geddo’ snatches winner for Ahly

Group A ASO Chlef (Alg) 0 - 1 ES Sahel  (Tun) Sunshine Stars (Nig) 0 - 2 Esparance (Tun)

Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Mohamed u2018Gedou2019 Nagy (L) scored in the final minute to snatch a 2-1 win for Al Ahly. Net photo.

Group AASO Chlef (Alg) 0 - 1 ES Sahel  (Tun) Sunshine Stars (Nig) 0 - 2 Esparance (Tun)Group BChelsea (Gha) 3 - 2 Zamalek  (Egy)  Al Ahly     (Egy) 2 - 1 TP Mazembe  (DRC)CAIRO – Goal poacher Mohamed ‘Geddo’ Nagy scored in the final minute to snatch a 2-1 win for Al Ahly of Egypt over TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday in the CAF Champions League.His dramatic matchday-one winner behind closed doors at the Military Academy Stadium in Cairo came after Mazembe had defender Joel Kimwaki sent off before they equalised with 10 men through substitute midfielder Mbwana Samata.Veteran striker Emad Moteab put the Red Devils ahead 11 minutes into a clash of six-time African champions Ahly and four-time African champions Mazembe, who were runners-up to Inter Milan in the 2010 Club World Cup.‘Geddo’ sprang to international prominence at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola, finishing leading scorer with five goals for champions Egypt despite never starting a match.Security concerns amid post-Arab spring political tensions in Egypt meant only media were permitted to attend the match at the 35 000-capacity stadium in the Egyptian capital.A hat-trick from leading 2012 CAF Champions League scorer Emmanuel Clottey earned debutants Berekum Chelsea of Ghana a 3-2 home victory over Zamalek of Egypt on Saturday in another Group B thriller.