Al Ahly to take their throne back?

• Al Ahly reach fourth consecutive CAFCL final.

• It's their sixth final in seven years.

• They could win the title for the 11th time.

Al Ahly SC beat Esperance Tunis 4-0 on aggregate on Friday night at the Cairo International Stadium to advance to the CAF Champions League final.

The Red Eagles had made the second leg a little easier for them by winning 3-0 away in the first leg played in Tunisia.

In a dominant display on Friday, where Al Ahly averaged 70% ball possession, it was Hussein El Shahat who scored the Red Eagles winning goal as early as the 22nd minute after Percy Tau played him through on goal.

With their win last night, Ahly have now reached the CAFCL final for four seasons in a row, having won two of them, and lost last season's edition to Wydad AC.

The history making Egyptian giants are line to win their 11th title, from 15 finals. While they will be playing in their 16th final, it will be their sixth in seven years.

The big question is, can they take back their throne?

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History tells a story of an Al Ahly side that goes on to win CAFCL tournaments whenever they have disastrous starts to the competition.

To qualify for the quarter-finals in this campaign, the Red Eagles needed Mamelodi Sundowns to do them a favour by not losing to Al Hilal Omdurman, a game that ended in a 1-1 draw to give Ahly a life line.

Now that they are in the final again, could history be repeating itself?

Ahly will face either Sundowns or Wydad AC in the final.