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By Akram Medhat
After the first-leg match between Egypt's Al Ahly and Morocco's Wydad Casablanca in the CAF Champions League final, many Egyptian fans are looking for ways to attend the match next Saturday, November 4, to cheer on Al Ahly, which represents Egypt, and to take a sightseeing tour of the city of Casablanca, "Dar El Beida," in Morocco, which will host the return leg.
This has prompted a number of Egyptian travel companies to prepare special programs for Egyptian fans to attend the match, and Travel Yalla News has surveyed the average prices of trips to Morocco and the procedures for obtaining a visa.
In this context, Tamer Shawky, general manager of Right Tours, said the match between Al Ahly and Morocco's Wydad was a strong incentive to create tour programs for fans from both countries, especially since it is played over two legs: the first leg, held at Borg El Arab in Alexandria, and the return leg in Dar El Beida, "Casablanca," Morocco, next Saturday. The company had already organized a program that attracted 100 Moroccan tourists to support their team in the match held in Egypt.
He added that the company is currently promoting a tour program for Egyptian fans to attend Al Ahly's match in Casablanca, which includes a 4-day/3-night hotel stay, flights, attendance at the match and a city tour. Program prices range from EGP 9,000 to EGP 13,000 depending on the hotel category, from 3 to 5 stars, and include transfers from the hotel to the stadium, but the price does not include the Moroccan visa. Travel is on EgyptAir flights. He noted that the company aims to attract 200 Egyptian fans.
Shawky told Travel Yalla News that the Moroccan Embassy has offered special facilities for Egyptian fans traveling to obtain visas, issuing them within only 24 hours, although this procedure normally takes about two weeks. However, the embassy requires that the traveler go through a travel company and that the trip program covers the date of the match between Al Ahly and Morocco's Wydad.
For its part, TEZ Tours, Al Ahly's tourism sponsor, announced its programs for Egyptians wishing to cheer on their team in the CAF Champions League final, with prices starting from EGP 13,000 and reaching EGP 15,000 depending on the hotel category, including flights, a 4-day/3-night stay with breakfast and a sightseeing tour. The trip does not include the Moroccan visa, which costs EGP 1,000 to obtain, or match tickets.
