RIYADH: Morocco’s AS FAR still managed to reach the second qualifying round of the Arab Club Champions Cup, known as King Salman Club Cup, on aggregate despite a 3-1 loss to Al-Ittihad Tripoli.Abdul Ghafour Mahiri scored a hat trick for Al-Ittihad but that was not enough to overturn AS FAR’s 4-1 first leg victory in Rabat. AS FAR will now face the UAE’s Al-Wahda.Mauritania’s FC Nouadhibou also sailed into the next round after topping Shabab Al-Ordon 4-2 on aggregate, despite losing the match 1-0 in Amman. Mauritania’s top team will next play Kuwait SC. Monastiri of Tunisia is also heading into the next qualifying round after putting 6 past Yemen’s Fahman Abyan over the two legs, setting up an encounter with Bahraini title contenders Al-Muharraq.
Thursday, May 9, 2024