Cairo, Egypt – Pyramids FC bid farewell to the CAF Champions League quarter-finals after losing 2-1 to Morocco’s FAR Rabat in their match on Saturday evening at the Air Defense Stadium.
The first leg had ended in a positive draw (1-1), so the Moroccan team secured its qualification to the semi-finals with an aggregate score of (3-2).
The Royal Army started the confrontation with clear strength, taking advantage of the decline in Pyramids’ performance in the first minutes, and succeeded in opening the scoring early in the ninth minute through Reda Selim, after an organized attack that he finished with a powerful shot that settled in the net.
الجيش الملكي يباغت بيراميدز حامل اللقب بهدف رضا سليم#دوري_أبطال_إفريقيا#CAFCL pic.twitter.com/35rfAKIaK4
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) March 21, 2026The Moroccan team continued to press throughout the match, until they were able to strengthen their lead at the beginning of the second half, by adding the second goal in the 54th minute through Mohamed Rabie Harimat, who took advantage of a perfect cross from a corner kick and headed it into the goal.
ربيع حيرمات لاعب وسط الجيش الملكي يعزز تقدم فريقه بعد إحرازه الهدف الثاني بضربة رأس رائعة#دوري_أبطال_إفريقيا#CAFCL pic.twitter.com/MiJy8iM5uO
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) March 21, 2026Pyramids tried to get back into the game and succeeded in reducing the deficit in the 63rd minute through Fiston Maile, after he met Mohamed El Sheibi’s cross with a powerful header that settled in the net.
بيراميدز يقلص الفارق #دوري_أبطال_إفريقيا#CAFCL pic.twitter.com/gQ1JDppTC2
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) March 21, 2026Pyramids almost equalized on more than one occasion, most notably Al-Fakhoury’s chance in the 70th minute, but his shot went over the post, leaving the match a back-and-forth affair in the remaining minutes without any change to the score.
With this loss, Pyramids bids farewell to the tournament, while the Royal Army sets up a semi-final meeting with the winner of the match between Renaissance Berkane and Al-Hilal.
