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Michael Olunga’s Al-Duhail fall to Al Ahly in FIFA Club World Cup

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Soccer Football - Club World Cup - Second Round - Al Duhail v Al Ahly - Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar - February 4, 2021 Al Duhail players pose for a team group photo before the match [REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari]

Egyptian giants Al Ahly booked a place in the FIFA Club World Cup semi-finals on Thursday after winger Hussein El-Shahat’s long-range finish earned them a hard-fought 1-0 victory over local Qatari champions Al Duhail.

Al Ahly striker Walter Bwalya capitalised on a loose ball at the half-hour mark before finding El Shahat, who drilled it past Al Duhail goalkeeper Salah Zakaria into the bottom left corner.

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