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Few have formed Al-Ahly and Zamalek throughout history. Among them, the French Patrice Carteron.
Carteron spoke with the French magazine “France Football”, before the final of the century between Zamalek and Al-Ahly in the final of the African Champions League.
On the difference between Al-Ahly and Zamalek, the popularity of the two teams and the CAF Champions League final, Carteron spoke as follows:
At first, he underlined the popularity of the two teams in the capital, Cairo, and said: “The importance in Cairo for the clubs Al-Ahly and Zamalek, despite the presence of other teams, but they do not do not have the same support and the number of supporters that is not mentioned. “
He added: “But there are mass clubs outside Cairo, like Al-Ismaili which represents Ismailia, Al-Masry, which represents Port Said and Al-Ittihad, which represents Alexandria, but Cairo is divided between Al-Ahly and Zamalek. “
“In Egypt, especially Cairo, you should be Ahlawiya or Zamalekaweya, you shouldn’t be a fan of this or that. Other clubs attract a few fans.”
Regarding the difference between Al-Ahly and Zamalek, he said: “They are two different entities, and we notice it clearly in my personalities, Mortada Mansour, president of Zamalek, and Mahmoud Al-Khatib, president of Al-Ahly. “
“Al-Ahly is well organized in the European style, with complete stability at all levels,” he added.
As for Zamalek, he is represented by a president who fired shots (referring to his statements). Instability prevails, unfortunately. “
“But I’m happy to have had a great time with both clubs.
And when he asked what he meant by “the lack of stability in Zamalek”, he replied, “It is a miracle that Zamalek performed well in this difficult environment.”
“But today they have more advantages. Al-Ahly was the champion (of the league) again and Zamalek won the Confederation, the Egyptian Super Cup and the African Super Cup,” he said. he added.
At the Century Final between Zamalek and Al-Ahly, he said: “The derby game is a game to be won. These times are amazing when you can feel the excitement all over town and away too. “
He continued: “When we played the Egyptian Super Cup in Abu Dhabi in a stadium filled with white flags, the atmosphere was exceptional, and it was a wonderful time, and the success helped me not to lose. these clashes. “
He continued, “I won against Al-Ahly and we were the first to beat them in the home season.”
He concluded: “I don’t know what the end result of this final will be.”
Carteron coached Al-Ahly in 2018 and lost the African Champions League final to Esperance before leaving after leaving the Arab League.
He returned to Egypt from the Zamalek portal in December 2019, before leaving the team in September 2020, taking advantage of the penalty clause of his contract to resume the formation of Saudi cooperation.
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