Many people claimed that the dismissal of Soares was unfair because he arrived to Al Ahly during a hard time. He was replaced by Marcel Koller who was appointed as Al Ahly’s new manager on September 9, 2022. Marcel Koller helped Al Ahly return to winning ways and lifted his first trophy with Al Ahly which was the Egyptian Super Cup when he led Al Ahly to beating arch-rivals Zamalek SC in a 2-0 win. Al Ahly under Marcel Koller beat Alexandria’s based Smouha SC in a 3-1 win in the Egypt Cup Semi-Final to meet Pyramids FC in the final. A couple of weeks later, Al Ahly played Auckland City for the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup, where Al Ahly beat the New Zealand based team in a 3-0 win to face off CONCACAF Champions League winners Seattle Sounders who were competing as the first MLS club to participate in the tournament and their first ever match. Al Ahly achieved a late 1-0 victory after a shot from Afsha and advanced to the Semi-Final to meet the UEFA Champions League winners and Spanish giants: Real Madrid. This would be the second time the two sides meet after Manuel Jose’s 2001 debut with the club where he was able to beat Real Madrid 1-0 at the Cairo International Stadium. Al Ahly lost to Real Madrid and faced Flamengo for the third place playoffs, when Al Ahly lost 4-2 and ended with the 4th place for the tournament. Rivalries The Cairo Derby is a rival football match between Egyptian clubs Al Ahly SC and Zamalek SC, which are among the most successful clubs in Africa. Al Ahly and Zamalek were named by the Confederation of African Football as the 1st and 2nd African Clubs of the 20th century, respectively. Both clubs are located in Greater Cairo, and their matches are considered the highlight of the football season with a live broadcast to most of the Middle Eastern and North African countries since the 1970s. Typically, the derby is played twice each season with two matches in the Egyptian Premier League, but it is not uncommon to find the teams meeting each other in the Egypt Cup, especially in the final, and in Africa's most prestigious club competition, the CAF Champions League. Supporters Ultras Ahlawy Al Ahly has a large fan base of ultras named Ultras Ahlawy (abbreviated UA07) which are known