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El Moutaraji double gives Wydad African Champions League title

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May 30, 2022 Wydad Casablanca coach Walid Regragui and his players celebrate with the trophy after winning the CAF Champions League REUTERS

Wydad Casablanca winger Zouhair El Moutaraji scored both goals as they claimed African Champions League glory with a 2-0 victory over holders Al Ahly in the final at a raucous Stade Mohammed V on Monday.

Wydad celebrated a third continental crown after triumphs in 1992 and 2017 as they denied Ahly a record third straight title after El Moutaraji scored his first with a thunderous long-range strike and grabbed a second from close range.

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