Secret of the Ninth

Jan 22, 2021

0h 57m

★ 10.0

Overview

Documentary about the Egyptian club Al-Ahly achieving the title of the African Champions League for the ninth time (2020) after failing to achieve the title since 2013, and the film revolves in several chapters between failure and fear until we reach the title.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Al Ahly Media Center

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Cast

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Mohamed Magdi Afsha

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Pitso Mosimane

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Ali Maâloul

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Mohamed El Shenawy

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Aliou Dieng

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Amr Elsolia

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Hussein El Shahat

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Yasser Ibrahim

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Ayman Ashraf

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Mohamed Hany

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Walid Soliman

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Mahmoud Metwaly

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