Fiston Mayele scored a hat-trick as Pyramids of Egypt defeated Al-Ahli 3-1 in the FIFA African-Asian Pacific Cup on Tuesday in Jeddah to move into the next stage of the 2025 FIFA International Cup.
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These winners of the Champions Leagues in Asia and Africa played out an entertaining affair, but the club from Cairo ran out deserved winners and will meet a team from South or North America in the next stage with European title-holders Paris Saint-Germain waiting in December’s final.
Just a few days earlier, Al-Ahli came back from 3-0 down against Al-Hilal to draw 3-3 but found the African champions a tougher nut to crack.
The visitors, who had come close earlier, stunned the home fans after 20 minutes. Mayele, top scorer in the CAF Champions League last season, collected possession from Ibrahim Toure just outside the area, made a little space for himself and then sent a low shot arrowing into the bottom corner past Eduardo Mendy.
