2023–24 Al-Ahly SC (Benghazi) season

Al-Ahly Benghazi
الأهلي بنغازي
2023–24 season
Chairman	Khaled Mohamed
Head coach	Lassaad Dridi
Stadium	Martyrs of February Stadium
Premier League	3nd
Libyan Cup	Pre-season
CAF Champions League	Second Round
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season is the upcoming season of Al-Ahly Benghazi, which is playing in the top division of Libyian football for this season. In addition to the domestic league, Al-Ahly are participating in this season's editions of the Libyan Cup and the CAF Champions League.

Al-Ahly finished 2022-23 season as league runner-up behind Al Ahli Tripoli

Players[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

As of 4 September 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	LBY	Morad El-Wheshy (captain)
3	DF	LBR	Jamal Arago
4	DF	LBY	Ali Yousif
5	DF	UGA	Richard Kasagga
6	DF	LBY	Osama Jamal Suraiet
7	MF	ALG	Zakaria Mansouri
8	MF	LBY	Abdullah Dago
11	MF	LBY	Ibrahem Bodbous
13	MF	LBY	Bader Hassan
15	FW	LBY	Abdullah Al-Ferjani
16	DF	LBY	Mohamed Al-Tarhouni
17	FW	LBY	Moataz Al-Mehdi
18	MF	LBY	Husien Taktak
21	MF	LBY	Abdullah Belam
23	GK	LBY	Ali Al-Sha'fi
24	MF	LBY	Abdelrahman Al-Omami (vice-captain)
25	MF	GHA	Richard Boadu
26	FW	LBY	Fadel Salama
30	DF	LBY	Jouma Aburaqiqa


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	LBY	Faraj Fakroun
—	GK	LBY	Zubair Al-Zwai
—	DF	LBY	Hamed Al-Thelba
—	DF	LBY	Jasem Al-Khames
—	DF	LBY	Taher Ben Amer
—	MF	LBY	Abdullah Al-Hwiti
—	MF	LBY	Meftah Taktak
—	MF	MLI	Oumar Camara
—	MF	LBY	Suhaib Ben Suliman
—	FW	LBY	Ahmed Al-Hamali
—	FW	LBY	Ahmed Fakroun
—	FW	EGY	Ahmed Samir
—	FW	BDI	Bonfils-Caleb Bimenyimana
—	FW	LBY	Jihad Shadon
—	FW	COD	Kadima Kabangu
—	FW	LBY	Mohamed Gadalla
—	FW	LBY	Mohamed Tawirgi
—	FW	LBY	Salem Roma
—	FW	LBY	Talha Ruzek

From Youth Squad[edit]

As of 1 August 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	LBY	Ahmeda Al-Tarhouni
—	DF	LBY	Abdullah Shukri
—	MF	LBY	Mohamed Al-Shatshat
—	FW	LBY	Ayoub Al-Bar'asi

Contract Renewal[edit]

Date	Pos.	No.	Player	Until	Source
19 July 2023	DF	16	Mohamed Al-Tarhouni	2024	^[1]
20 July 2023	GK	1	Morad El-Wheshy	2024	^[2]
28 July 2023	MF	21	Abdullah Belam	2024	^[3]
15 August 2023	MF	7	Zakaria Mansouri	2025	^[4]

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Transfer[edit]

Date	Pos.	Player	Moving from	Source
Summer
23 July 2023	FW	Talha Ruzek	Al Akhdar
24 July 2023	MF	Suhaib Ben Suliman	Al Akhdar
25 July 2023	DF	Jasem Al-Khames	Al Khums	^[5]
25 July 2023	FW	Mohamed Gadallah	Al Akhdar	^[6]
26 July 2023	MF	Abdullah Dago	Al-Ittihad	^[7]
26 July 2023	MF	Ahmed Fakroun	Alittihad Misurata	^[8]
30 July 2023	MF	Meftah Taktak	Al-Nasr
1 August 2023	MF	Richard Boadu	Asante Kotoko	^[9]
2 August 2023	DF	Richard Kasagga	Olympique Béja	^[10]
13 August 2023	FW	Salem Roma	Al Akhdar
3 September 2023	FW	Ahmed Samir	Tala'ea El Gaish
3 September 2023	FW	Jihad Shadon	Olympic
3 September 2023	FW	Ahmed Al-Hamali	Alittihad Misurata
3 September 2023	DF	Taher Ben Amer	Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi
3 September 2023	FW	Bonfils-Caleb Bimenyimana	Kaizer Chiefs

Out[edit]

Transfer[edit]

Date	Pos.	Player	Moving to	Source
Summer
19 July 2023	FW	Ahmed Krawa'a	Al Ahli Tripoli	^[11]

Loands ended[edit]

Date	Pos.	Player	Moving to	Source
Summer
17 July 2023	FW	Chiheb Jebali	US Monastir

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Libyan Premier League	TBD	TBD	Matchday 1	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Libyan Cup	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
CAF Champions League	20 August 2023	1 October 2023	First round	Second Round	4	1	2	1	5	5	+0	025.00
Total					4	1	2	1	5	5	+0	025.00

Last updated: Pre-season
Source: Soccerway

Libyan Premier League[edit]

League table[edit]

2023–24 Libyan Premier League

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Serie A

Results by round[edit]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result
Position
Points

Updated to match(es) played on pre-season. Source: Serie A
Notes:

Positions show the situation at the end of the corresponding Game Weeks (GW), not the position at the conclusion of matches or game days.

Matches[edit]

Libyan Cup[edit]

CAF Champions League[edit]

Qualifying rounds[edit]

20 Aug 2023 First round	Al Ahly Benghazi	4-3	Enyimba	Benghazi
19:00 UTC+2	Taktak 8' Obot 42' (o.g.) Salama 75' Gadalla 90+6'	Report	Mbaoma 3' Eze 59' Ndukwu 86'	Stadium: Benina Martyrs Stadium Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa (Algeria)

27 Aug 2023 First round	Enyimba	0-0	Al Ahly Benghazi	Aba
15:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Enyimba International Stadium Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo

18 Sep 2023^{[note 1]} 2nd round	Al Ahly Benghazi	0-0	ASEC Mimosas	Sousse (Tunisia)
15:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Stade Olympique de Sousse Referee: Mitiku Tewodros (Ethiopia)

1 Oct 2023 2nd round	ASEC Mimosas	2-1	Al Ahly Benghazi	Yamoussoukro
16:00 UTC±0	Karidoula 11', 39'	Report	Baleid 18'	Stadium: Stade de Yamoussoukro Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

Statistics[edit]

Goalscorers[edit]

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	Champions League	Total
1	18	MF	Husien Taktak	1	1
1	26	FW	Fadel Salama	1	1
1		FW	Mohamed Gadalla	1	1
1		FW	Salem Roma	1	1
1	n/a	n/a	Own Goal	1	1
Totals			0	5	5

Assists[edit]

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	Champions League	Total
1	18	DF	Mohamed Al-Tarhouni	1	1
1	7	MF	Zakaria Mansouri	1	1
1		MF	Suhaib Ben Suliman	1	1
Totals			0	3	3

Clean sheets[edit]

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	Libyan Premier League	Libyan Cup	Champions League	Total
1	1	GK	Morad El-Wheshy	0	0	2	2
Totals			0	0	0	0	2

Notes[edit]

^ The Al Ahly Benghazi v ASEC Mimosas match, originally scheduled to be played on 17 September 2023 at Benina Martyrs Stadium, Benghazi, was rescheduled to 18 September 2023 at Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse (Tunisia) due to the Storm Daniel.

References[edit]

^ "F16 Jet Plane continuous flying over Benghazi" (Press release). Al Ahly Ly SC. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
^ "Our captain renew his contract" (Press release). Al Ahly Ly SC. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
^ "Belam renew his contract" (Press release). Al Ahly Ly SC. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
^ "Zakaria renew his contract until 2025" (Press release). Al Ahly Ly SC. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ "Jasem Ahlawai" (Press release). Al Ahly Ly SC. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
^ "Hamadi Ahlawai" (Press release). Al Ahly Ly SC. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
^ "Dago Ahlawai" (Press release). Al Ahly Ly SC. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
^ "Fakroun Ahlawai" (Press release). Al Ahly Ly SC. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
^ "Welcome Richard" (Press release). Al Ahly Ly SC. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
^ "Welcome Kasagga" (Press release). Al Ahly Ly SC. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
^ "Welcome Ahmed Krawaa" (Press release). Alahly SC. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.

[Al_Ahly_Benghazi_v_ASEC_Mimosas-12] The Al Ahly Benghazi v ASEC Mimosas match, originally scheduled to be played on 17 September 2023 at Benina Martyrs Stadium, Benghazi, was rescheduled to 18 September 2023 at Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse (Tunisia) due to the Storm Daniel.

[1] "F16 Jet Plane continuous flying over Benghazi" (Press release). Al Ahly Ly SC. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.

[2] "Our captain renew his contract" (Press release). Al Ahly Ly SC. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.

[3] "Belam renew his contract" (Press release). Al Ahly Ly SC. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.

[4] "Zakaria renew his contract until 2025" (Press release). Al Ahly Ly SC. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.

[5] "Jasem Ahlawai" (Press release). Al Ahly Ly SC. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.

[6] "Hamadi Ahlawai" (Press release). Al Ahly Ly SC. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.

[7] "Dago Ahlawai" (Press release). Al Ahly Ly SC. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.

[8] "Fakroun Ahlawai" (Press release). Al Ahly Ly SC. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.

[9] "Welcome Richard" (Press release). Al Ahly Ly SC. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.

[10] "Welcome Kasagga" (Press release). Al Ahly Ly SC. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.

[11] "Welcome Ahmed Krawaa" (Press release). Alahly SC. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.

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