Al-Ahly is best team of 2013 in Africa

Nigerian Sun newspaper said Monday Al Ahly was the best team of 2013 in Africa after it managed to win its eighth CAF Champions League. The newspaper described Mohamed Aboutrika as the legendary after he scored in both legs of the final foiling Orlando Pirates’ attempt to secure their second continental trophy. It added Nigeria upset the form book in 2013 to win a third Africa Cup of Nations after a 19-year wait, adding the Super Eagles further underlined their resurgence by qualifying for next year’s World Cup in Brazil The report praised Ghana, saying the Black Stars qualified for their third straight World Cup after a 7-3 aggregate win over Egypt, who again failed to reach football’s showpiece tournament. Source: MENA