( CNN ) -- While Egypt 's leaders try to broker peace in the Israel-Hamas conflict , one of its sports teams has completed a remarkable triumph on a day of nationwide mourning . Egypt 's leading soccer club Al Ahly won the African Champions League title for a record-extending seventh time on Saturday , despite its domestic league having been suspended for nine months following the death of 74 fans in the Port Said stadium tragedy . However , before Saturday 's match took place in Tunisia , 51 Egyptian children died when their school bus was hit by a train . `` Happy that Egypt got one good news today # ahly but ca n't help crying over those kids . Celebrate but consider those mourning , '' one man wrote on Twitter . Another wrote : `` When we have our revenge for my 74 brothers who died for # Ahly only then I 'd celebrate the great victory , till then I 'll keep it in my heart . '' Ahly star Abdallah El-Saied dedicated the win to the victims of the February 1 riot , which happened during his team 's match at Al Masry . `` We wanted this trophy so much to offer it to the families and the souls of the Port Said martyrs , '' El-Saied said in quotes reported by the Ahram Online website after Ahly beat defending champions Esperance 2-1 in Tunis for a 3-2 aggregate victory . The first leg two weeks ago was played at a military facility near Alexandria rather than at Ahly 's home ground in Cairo due to security fears . The club 's militant fans , known as `` ultras , '' have threatened to cause problems unless action is taken against the perpetrators of the Port Said violence . A government investigation is ongoing . `` Mass celebrations across downtown # Cairo , complete with horizontal fireworks , '' tweeted Cairo-based journalist Bel Tew . Another Twitter user wrote : `` To all of you celebrating # Ahly 's win . What the hell is wrong with you ppl ? Timing ? Priorities ? Grief ? Mourning ? '' Another added : `` Today is a really awful day for # Egypt , yes # Ahly made it better but it 's still awful . '' The victory earned Al Ahly a place at next month 's FIFA Club World Cup , where the team will play either New Zealand 's Auckland City or the champions of host nation Japan in the quarterfinals .
Egyptian team Abdallah El-Saied wins Port Said title for first time . Fans torn between celebrations and grief after 74 children die in crash . Ahly star dedicates Saturday 's win to 74 fans who died at African Champions League in February . Egyptian league has been suspended since then due to security fears .