USM Alger Beat Zamalek on Penalties to Win Confederation Cup

USM Alger defeated Zamalek 8-7 on penalties in Cairo to win the CAF Confederation Cup after a 1-1 aggregate draw. saltysenoritaaz.com

USM Alger won the CAF Confederation Cup after beating Zamalek 8-7 on penalties in Egypt, after the two-legged final ended 1-1 on aggregate.

Zamalek won the second leg 1-0 through an early Oday Dabbagh penalty, but the result only cancelled out USM Alger’s 1-0 first-leg win in Algiers. The final then went directly to penalties, where the Algerian side converted all eight attempts.

Dabbagh gave Zamalek the lead in the fifth minute after Adam Kaied won a penalty inside the opening stages. Mohamed Ismail then had a goal ruled out for offside in the 14th minute, denying Zamalek a second goal that would have put them ahead in the tie.

الأخبارقمة المغرب والبرازيل تنتهي بالتعادلانتهت القمة المنتظرة بين البرازيل والمغرب بالتعادل 1-1 السبت في نيوجيرزي بعد مباراة قوية وفت بالوعود، في الجولة الأولى من مونديال 2026 في كرة القدم. أمام 80 ألف متفرج على ملعب م...فتح →

Zamalek goalkeeper El Mahdi Soliman later left the match injured, with Mohamed Awad replacing him just 30 minutes after kickoff. USM Alger pushed for an equalizer after the break, while Zamalek defended their lead and tried to hold the aggregate score.

In the shootout, Zamalek scored their first seven penalties before Mohamed Shehata sent the eighth over the crossbar. USM Alger scored the following kick to seal the title.

The result gave USM Alger their second CAF Confederation Cup title after their 2023 triumph. It also handed Zamalek their first defeat in a continental final penalty shootout after seven previous wins.

USM Alger had taken control of the tie in the first leg when Ahmed Khaldi scored a 98th-minute penalty in Algiers, moments after VAR disallowed a Zamalek goal and awarded the Algerian side a spot kick.

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Barcelona: Alex Marquez claimed Catalunya MotoGP sprint victory on Saturday, while Marco Bezzecchi was able to protect his overall lead.

Spanish Ducati-Gresini rider Marquez, who triumphed at the Spanish Grand Prix in April, finished just 0.041sec ahead of Pedro Acosta, who started on pole, and third-placed Fabio Di Giannantonio.

Bezzecchi struggled and ended up ninth but extended his overall lead to two points on his closest competitor, Jorge Martin, who crashed out in the third lap of the 12-lap sprint.

Marquez, who won the Catalan Grand Prix last year, passed KTM rider Acosta on the fourth lap. The younger Spanish rider stayed close but was unable to find a way back in front.

Acosta pushed his compatriot all the way to the finish, for the closest ever victory in a MotoGP sprint.

"I suffered a bit at the end with the front tyre, it's true that at the beginning maybe I pushed just a bit too much," Marquez told DAZN.

"So that's where we need to improve for tomorrow, but apart from that I felt good.

"I think we're in a good mood -- it's true that I don't have that flow I had last year and it's a bit harder for me, but overall I'm feeling good, we took a small step forward today, let's see if we can take another one tomorrow."

Acosta, who claimed KTM's first pole since 2020 and his own first since 2024, said he was pleased with second place despite coming so close to victory.

"In the end honestly I'm happy, because normally we're always on the back foot and today we're a bit further up," he said.

"So we have to take things calmly, we're doing a good job, and this is good information for tomorrow's race."

Last year's champion Marc Marquez was missing through injury and his younger brother Alex climbed above him in the overall standings to seventh.

Martin started strongly but suffered his fourth crash of the weekend to the relief of Bezzecchi who faded and only just claimed ninth.

There was a clash on turn one at the start, with Di Giannantonio and Brad Binder making contact, with the latter taking out Joan Mir.

The Italian was not found culpable and was able to claim a podium spot.

أشاد سعادة السيد جاسم بن راشد البوعينينالأمين العام للجنة الأولمبية القطرية بما تشهده دورة الألعاب الخليجية الرابعة والتي تستضيفها الدوحة حاليا من مستويات تنافسية قوية في مختلف الألعاب بين الدول الأشقاء في مجلس التعاون الخليجي .
وقال البوعينين في تصريح خاص لوكالة الأنباء القطرية /قنا/ مساء اليوم، إن دورة الألعاب الخليجية الرابعة تقدم مستويات قوية للغاية مما يحقق الهدف الأسمى لهذا التجمع الخليجي الكبير معربا عن شكره لحضور هذا العدد الكبير من الرياضيين والرياضيات من دول الخليج للمشاركة والتنافس على اعتلاء منصات التتويج .
وتابع : نشكر جميع الأشقاء بدول مجلس التعاون على حضورهم ومشاركتهم في هذه التظاهرة الرياضية المهمة التي تجسد الوحدة والتلاحم بين شعوب منطقة الخليج : مضيفا : أن الحضور والمشاركة الكبيرة من الأشقاء تعد هي المكسب الرئيسي لنا في قطر ونشكرهم جميعا على ذلك .
وأضاف نائب رئيس اللجنة المنظمةلدورة الألعاب الخليجية الرابعة : نفخر أيضا بمشاركة هذا العدد الكبير من الرياضيين والرياضيات وكانت الرسالة واضحة في حفل الافتتاح من خلال التواجد الخليجي في قطر ونتطلع كلجنة منظمة الى الوصول بمستويات الرياضيين إلى الأفضل خلال البطولات الآسيوية والعالمية واعتقد أن دورات الخليج تعد نواة مهمة لتخريج المواهب والاستعداد بشكل كبير للاستحقاقات الآسيوية والدولية.
وأعرب البوعينين في ختام تصريحه عن أمنيات اللجنة المنظمة لجميع المنتخبات المشاركة في الدورة بالتوفيق وتقديم أفضل مستويات فنية واعتلاء منصات التتويج.