admin
CAIRO. — Bafana Bafana forward Percy Tau has scored twice on his debut for Egyptian giants Al-Ahly, as they defeated Ismaily SC 4-0 in Wednesday’s top flight opener. The 27-year-old was named in Pitso Mosimane’s 21-man matchday squad for their opening showdown against their top tier rivals as they look to clinch their record-extending 43rd domestic league title. Tau is one of a swathe of exciting new signings at Ahly, with ex Simba SC attacker Luis Miquissone, and duo Ahmed Abdelkader and Hossam Hassan also included in the Red Devils’ squad.
The former Brighton man netted twice inside the first 35 minutes, with his first coming in the 22nd minute when he latched onto a through ball, dribbled through the middle of the Ismaily defence, before sending a left-footed shot beyond the hosts’ stopper.
For Tau’s second, seven minutes later, he reacted first to meet a cross, evading the pressure of a defender, before scooping the ball beyond the advancing stopper.
By this point, Ahly were cruising to victory, with left-back Ali Maaloul having earlier opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 21st minute.
Tau lasted for 72 minutes of the encounter, before being replaced by Abdelkader.
His replacement later rounded off the victory two minutes from time with Ahly’s fourth during a resounding one-sided triumph, as the Red Devils laid out a title warning to their top-flight rivals, despite losing Aliou Dieng to a 74th-minute red card. — Goal.com.
Online Reporter