Ahly coach eyes early goal against Nigeria’s Sunshine Stars

Ahly will be aiming to score an early goal against Sunshine Stars to finish off the Nigerians’ hopeof reaching the African Champions League final on their maiden appearance, coach Hossam El-Badry said. The Red Devils, the record winners of Africa’s premier club competition with six titles under their belt, held Sunshine Stars to a 3-3 away draw in a thrilling first-leg on 6 October. “Sunshine Stars is a tough team and they are not an easy team to play against. They haven’t lost hope yet and they will fight to the end,” El-Badry said in an interview with CAFonline.com. “I expect them to attack from the start as draw is not in their favor, so we'll keep an eye on our defence while we try to score early and put the game beyond them.” Ahly are eyeing their first Champions League triumph since 2008, when they overcame another Nigerian side in Enyimba in the semi-final before beating Cameroon’s Coton Sport in the finale.y