Africa Soccer Mohamed El Shenawy targets FIFA Club World Cup title with Al Ahly

Mohamed El Shenawy

Al Ahly shot stopper Mohamed El Shenawy believes his side can win the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup should the team come together as one team.

Al Ahly will start the competition against host club Al Duhail SC next Thursday, February 4.

El Shenawy went on then advising his teammate to prepare the best they can in order to put on a display in their first game.

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“We’ve got Al Duhail first up, which will be a special game because they’re an Arab team playing at home and in front of their own fans,” El Shenawy told FIFA.com

“We’re expecting a tough match.

Mohamed El Shenawy.
Mohamed El Shenawy.

“Al Duhail are a strong side with some quality players. They’ve made some big signings, bringing in a forward and a defender. We’ve watched their last few games in the Qatari league and we know it’s going to be a big battle. We need to prepare the best we can so we can put in a good performance.”

Furthermore, Mohamed El Shenawy admitted that playing against Bayern Munich in the second round will be amazing for the team and they have to fight until the end.

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Mohamed El Shenawy at Airport before Al Ahly's departure for Qatar. ©AlAhly
Mohamed El Shenawy at Airport before Al Ahly’s departure for Qatar. ©AlAhly

“Qualifying for the second round and taking on Bayern Munich would be amazing for us, the players, because we’ll be taking on the best team in Europe. It’s what every player dreams of.” the clean sheet king said.

“The team wants to go as far as it can and have a good tournament,” he said. “We’ll take it game by game to achieve our objective. My goal is to win the title. If we want to be world champions, we’ll need to stick together and be a unit.”


Aimé ATTI

Aimé ATTI is a bilingual journalist who breathes football and shares his passion on Africa Top Sports

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