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===Arab tournament success and boycotting CAF (1990โ2005)=== In 1992, Al-Ahly won the Egypt Cup title by defeating the league champions Zamalek 2โ1 in the final.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://alahlyegypt.com/announcement/%D8%AB%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%82%D9%8A/ |script-title=ar:ุซูุงุฆูุฉ ุดููู |publisher=Al Ahly SC |access-date=17 July 2020 |archive-date=17 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617165754/http://alahlyegypt.com/announcement/%D8%AB%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%82%D9%8A/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After winning the cup for the third time in a row in 1993, Al Ahly returned to Africa by winning the [[African Cup Winners' Cup]] for the fourth time in its history in 1993, which was the last time the club participated in the tournament. Al Ahly defeated [[Africa Sports d'Abidjan]] in the final in [[Cairo Stadium]] after a 1โ1 draw in the first leg. In the same season, the club won the Egypt Cup by beating [[Ghazl El Mahalla SC]] 3โ2 in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alahlyegypt.com/announcement/%D8%B1%D9%82%D9%85-%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A-%D8%A5%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%8A/ |script-title=ar:ุฑูู -ููุงุณู-ุฅูุฑููู|publisher=Al Ahly SC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112165253/http://alahlyegypt.com/announcement/%D8%B1%D9%82%D9%85-%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A-%D8%A5%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%8A/|archive-date=12 January 2020}}</ref><ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/egycuphist.html "Egyptian Cup winners"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329155121/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/egycuphist.html |date=29 March 2023 }}. Rsssf. Retrieved 22 March 2018</ref> After three years without winning the league, Al-Ahly won the league in the [[1993โ94 Egyptian Premier League|1993โ94]] season under the management of [[Alan Harris (football manager)|Alan Harris]] after a strong competition with [[Ismaily SC]], which was only decided by a playoff match in which the club won 4โ3 in Alexandria.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alahlyegypt.com/announcement/%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82-%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B0%D9%87%D8%A8%D9%8A/|script-title=ar:ุฅูุทูุงู-ุฌูู-ุงูุชุณุนููุงุช-ุงูุฐูุจู |publisher=Al Ahly SC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112231052/http://alahlyegypt.com/announcement/%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82-%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B0%D9%87%D8%A8%D9%8A/|archive-date=12 January 2020}}</ref> Al-Ahly participated in the Arab Championships for the first time in 1994 after a decision to boycott the African tournaments due to weak financial returns and complaints about the refereeing decisions in the [[1994 CAF Super Cup]]. Al Ahly won the [[1994 Arab Cup Winners' Cup]] by defeating [[Al-Shabab FC (Riyadh)|Al Shabab]] in the final 1โ0.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alahlyegypt.com/announcement/%D8%AA%D9%81%D9%88%D9%82-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A/|script-title=ar:ุชููู ุนุฑุจู โ ุงูู ููุน ุงูุฑุณู ู ูููุงุฏู ุงูุฃููู|publisher=Al Ahly SC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112130245/http://alahlyegypt.com/announcement/%D8%AA%D9%81%D9%88%D9%82-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A/|archive-date=12 January 2020}}</ref> After leading Al Ahly to their second consecutive league title and the Arab Super Cup in Morocco, [[Reiner Hollmann]] left Al Ahly at the end of 1997, after finishing second in the [[1997 Arab Club Champions Cup]] in Tunisia. He was replaced by his countryman [[Rainer Zobel]], who succeeded in winning the league championship for the fifth consecutive season in [[1997โ98 Egyptian Premier League|1997โ98]] and winning the [[1998 Arab Super Cup]] title with Zobel for the second successive season, beating [[MC Oran]] and [[Al-Shabab FC (Riyadh)|Al-Shabab]], and drawing with [[Club Africain]]. In 1998, Al Ahly returned to the African championships for the first time in six years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alahlyegypt.com/announcement/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9/|script-title=ar:ุงุณุชู ุฑุงุฑ ุงูู ุฏุฑุณุฉ ุงูุฃูู ุงููุฉ โ ุงูู ููุน ุงูุฑุณู ู ูููุงุฏู ุงูุฃููู|publisher=Al Ahly SC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112223406/http://alahlyegypt.com/announcement/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9/|archive-date=12 January 2020}}</ref> In the summer of 2001, Al-Ahly signed [[Manuel Josรฉ]] to take on the leadership of the team, the first time in the club's history to have a Portuguese manager. Jose's first match with Al-Ahly was a friendly against [[Real Madrid]] in August 2001, when Al Ahly stunned Madrid with a 1โ0 win at the Cairo Stadium.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/1474011.stm |title=Al Ahly upset Real Madrid |work=[[BBC News Online]] |date=4 August 2001 |archive-date=22 December 2023 |access-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222131155/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/1474011.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> This was the fourth time Al Ahly had defeated a European champion, the others being a 3โ2 victory over [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] in 1963, a 2โ1 win against [[Bayern Munich]] in 1977, and a 3โ0 win against [[CSA Steaua Bucureศti (football)|Steaua Bucureศti]] in 1986.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alahlyegypt.com/announcement/%d9%82%d8%af%d9%88%d9%85-%d8%ac%d9%88%d8%b2%d9%8a%d9%87-%d9%88%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%81%d9%88%d8%b2-%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%a7%d9%84/|script-title=ar:ูุฏูู -ุฌูุฒูู-ูุงูููุฒ-ุนูู-ุงูุฑูุงู |publisher=Al Ahly SC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623145835/http://alahlyegypt.com/announcement/%d9%82%d8%af%d9%88%d9%85-%d8%ac%d9%88%d8%b2%d9%8a%d9%87-%d9%88%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%81%d9%88%d8%b2-%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%a7%d9%84/|archive-date=23 June 2020}}</ref> Al-Ahly won the African Champions League title after a 4โ1 on aggregate victory over [[Mamelodi Sundowns F.C.|Mamelodi Sundowns]]. The first leg was held on 8 December at the [[Loftus Versfeld Stadium]] in the South African capital [[Pretoria]], and ended in a 1โ1 draw. The second leg was held on 21 December at the Cairo International Stadium in the presence of 75,000 spectators, and ended with a 3โ0 win for Al Ahly.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yallakora.com/news/200037/%D8%AD%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A-4-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%87%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%84-2001-%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%88-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A9|script-title=ar:ุญูุงูุฉ ููุงุฆู (4).. ุงูุฃููู ุจุทู 2001.. "ูุงุชุฑูู" ุจูุจู ูุงูุนุฑุฌูู ูุฌู ุงูู ุจุงุฑุงุฉ|website=Yallakora.com|access-date=17 July 2020|archive-date=23 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423141822/https://www.yallakora.com/news/200037/%D8%AD%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A-4-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%87%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%84-2001-%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%88-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A9|url-status=live}}</ref> Al-Ahly also won the [[2002 CAF Super Cup]] with a 4โ1 victory over [[Kaizer Chiefs F.C.]] in Cairo, in a match that saw Al Ahly's goalkeeper [[Essam El Hadary]] scoring his historic goal. Manuel Jose was unable to collect any local championships in his first term,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alahlyegypt.com/announcement/%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%BA%D8%B2%D9%88-%D8%A5%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A7/|script-title=ar:ุนูุฏุฉ-ุบุฒู-ุฅูุฑูููุง |publisher=Al Ahly SC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112170114/http://alahlyegypt.com/announcement/%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%BA%D8%B2%D9%88-%D8%A5%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A7/|archive-date=12 January 2020}}</ref> although his team was able to achieve an emphatic 6โ1 victory against the defending champion Zamalek in the league. At the end of the season, Jose was sacked and replaced by the Dutchman [[Johannes Bonfrere]] on a one-year contract, on a monthly salary of $18,000. The club's decision to sack Jose was not liked by the majority of the fans.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/2067222.stm|title=Bonfrere joins Al Ahly|work=[[BBC News Online]]|date=26 June 2002|archive-date=22 December 2023|access-date=31 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222131155/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/2067222.stm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://alahlyegypt.com/announcement/%D8%A7%D9%846-1/ |script-title=ar:ุงู6โ1 |publisher=Al Ahly SC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112165248/http://alahlyegypt.com/announcement/%D8%A7%D9%846-1/|archive-date=12 January 2020}}</ref>
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