Friday 17/April/2026 – 04:01 AM
This Friday evening, the eyes of Asian football fans are directed towards the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, where the first football team of the Saudi Al-Ahly Jeddah Club collides with its Malaysian counterpart, Johor Dar Al-Ta’zim, in the quarter-finals of the Championship. AFC Champions League For the 2025/2026 season.
Al-Ahly enters the confrontation armed with ground staff and the public to snatch the pass, benefiting from holding the tournament’s elimination rounds with a group system inside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, while the Malaysian team aspires to continue its journey of brilliance and achieve a historic surprise by reaching the semi-finals.
Al-Ahly and Johor match date and broadcast channels
The match’s start whistle will sound at exactly five o’clock in the evening, Cairo and Mecca time, and the confrontation will be broadcast exclusively in the Middle East and North Africa region via beIN SPORTS HD 2, the exclusive broadcaster of continental championship matches in the region.
An expected clash in the semi-finals
The Japanese team Vissel Kobe awaits the winner of tonight’s semi-final match. The Japanese team had reserved its place after defeating Al-Sadd of Qatar on penalties 5-4, in a marathon match whose original and extra periods ended in a positive draw 3-3.
