El-Karti strike seals African Champions League for Wydad Casablanca

Soccer Football - CAF Champions League - Final - Wydad Casablanca vs Al Ahly Egypt - Mohammed V Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco - November 4, 2017 Al Ahly's Hussein Sayed in action with Wydad's Mohammed Ounnajem REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal

CASABLANCA (Reuters) - Moroccan club Wydad Casablanca secured a first African Champions League title in 25 years as Walid El-Karti’s second-half goal secured a 1-0 win over record eight-time winners Al Ahly at the Stade Mohammed V on Saturday.

Wydad won the tie 2-1 on aggregate to end their long wait for a second win in Africa’s elite club competition, with victory coming in front of their raucous home supporters, who booed every touch of the ball from Ahly players.