 I take my hat off to the Ahli football team coach. The Portuguese Manuel Jose has been at the helm in three of Ahli's African championships, including this week's. Ahli beat Sfaxien of Tunisia on Saturday 1-0, thus claiming their fifth African Champions League title. Going to Tunisia, Ahli were severely depleted by a string of injuries to key players, but our hero Jose's starting line-up and substitutions made all the difference in the end. I illustrated him as the great strategist he is -- a true lover of the beautiful game. parent page (16 - 22 November 2006, issue #820) |