Al Ahly head coach Marcel Koller admitted in his post-match conference that Medeama gave the Red Devils problems.
“Medeama SC gave us problems, especially in the first half”, said Marcel Koller.
Medeama looked like scoring on four occasions in the first half but Bernadinho Tetteh and Daniel Lomotey each missed two crucial chances.
Head coach Marcel Koller acknowledged that the Ghanaian minnows were excellent and troubled the Egyptians in the first 45 minutes.
Al Ahly became the first Egyptian club to win in Ghana in the Money Zone of the CAF Champions League.
Before the rebranding of the competition in 1997, no Egyptian team won in Ghana in the African Cup of Champions Cup.
Ismaily, Zamalek and Al Ahly all tasted many defeats in Ghana and drew few games.
Marcel Koller and his Red Devils broke the jinx in Kumasi on Friday with Hussein El Shahat scoring the only goal with three minutes into the second half.
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