Al Ahly president Mahmoud El Khatib has sent a glowing letter to Kaizer Chiefs after they welcomed his club at Naturena, and hinted at future collaborations.
The Glamour Boys opened up their training facilities at Naturena for the African champions, allowing Al Ahly to prepare for their CAF Champions League clash with Mamelodi Sundowns.
The Club of the Century arrived at the Village on Thursday, drawing a lot of attention on social media, with Pitso Mosimane explaining they couldn’t find any other high-profile facility in South Africa.
Later on Friday, Al Ahly’s president El Khatib, also known as ‘Captain Bibo’, sent a letter to Kaizer Motaung to thank him for opening the doors for his club.
“Mahmoud El Khatib, Al Ahly’s president, sent an official letter on Friday morning to Mr. Kaizer Motaung, Kaizer Chiefs’ chairman, to thank him for honouring Al Ahly’s football club’s delegation in South Africa on the sidelines of Al Ahly’s visit to Johannesburg to face Mamelodi Sundowns in the fourth fixture of the CAF Champions League group stage,” read a statement on the club’s website.
“El Khatib, on behalf of the club’s board of directors, expressed his appreciation for the efforts of Kaizer Chiefs and made sure that Al Ahly is open to any future collaboration with the South African club to serve the greater good of African football.”
On Friday, Al Ahly trained at the FNB Stadium, where they will face Group A leaders Sundowns on Saturday at 15:00.
