Afrigather Bafana Bafana star Percy Tau scored a brace on his return to motion for Al Ahly because the Egyptian giants defeated Kenyan facet Gor Mahia 3-0 of their CAF Champions League second preliminary spherical first leg on Sunday.
It was the right response to South African nationwide group coach Hugo Broos who ignored the 30-year-old for the latest 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers towards Uganda and South Sudan.
Absent in latest occasions
Broos claimed that the choice to exclude Tau from the Bafana Bafana squad was due partially to his unsure future with Al Ahly.
Tau performed the total 90 minutes for Al Ahly after being absent in latest occasions amid rumours of his impending exit from the membership.
A purpose from Ramy Rabia (14th minute) and a double from Tau (fifteenth and 74th minutes) have been sufficient to earn Al Ahly victory away dwelling towards Gor Mahia, giving them an enormous benefit heading into the second leg in Egypt on Saturday, 21 September.
Kick-off is at 18:00 (SA time).
A fortnight in the past, the 30-year-old dismissed the rumours linking him with doable strikes to golf equipment resembling Wydad Athletic Membership, Kaizer Chiefs, and Saudi Arabia throughout his interview with Metro FM.
‘No affords’ – Percy Tau
Tau revealed that there have been no affords from any of the above-mentioned golf equipment for his providers and added that he’s glad at Al Ahly.
“Once I left the membership, everybody was simply glad to say go on and take a break. We aren’t speaking to anybody. I’m glad on the membership. The membership is pleased with me. Al Ahly is an enormous membership, so there’ll all the time be stories about each particular person,” mentioned Tau.
Percy Tau has been the Al Ahly for the previous three seasons and received quite a few trophies with the facet, together with two CAF Champions League titles, three Egyptian Tremendous Cups, two Egyptian Cups and CAF Tremendous Cup.
