AL Ahly Sporting Club

After being named by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) as the African club of the century, Al Ahly sporting club has for more than a decade taken pride in referring to themselves as the club of the century. With over 130 official trophies, it can be arguably noted that Al Ahly is the greatest club in the world. This Egyptian football club is the most decorated club not only in Africa but in the entire world. Since its formation in 1907 by the leaders of Cairo's students' union, Al Ahly has never been relegated and is the most decorated club in Egyptian football, as well as in Africa. It is this astonishing success in the field that has enabled this one-of-a-kind club to have an amazing number of followers, which is reported to be over 50 million and only second to Benfica and Barcelona who are said to have more than 100 million followers each.

As the leaders of both African and Arabian football, Al Ahly takes delight in being recognized for its top-notch organization both on the field and in its business dealings. As a highly valuable and marketable brand, Al Ahly has dominated almost every competition that it has participated in and was the first club in the world to participate in two consecutive FIFA club world cup tournaments, a feat mastered only by another great African side, TP Mazembe. Again, it was the first African club to win a medal at the tournament when they won bronze in 2006. However, this feat was surpassed by TP Mazembe when they won silver in 2010.

The North African giants are famous for their red shirt and white shorts, which has been the club's main kit since its inauguration. The only change that has been evolving in this now-famous jersey is the club’s crest, which has been significantly changed three times. The club is closely tied with Egypt’s struggles as a country and is well-known to be playing their home matches at the Cairo international stadium. This was after moving from Mokhtar El-Tetsh stadium, which was deemed as too small for the club's matches. Al Ahly is also a club known for its fan groups, commonly referred to as ultras with the ultras Ahlawy being the most notorious one of all the groups.

Being draped with success in almost every season since 1940, Al Ahly's most illustrious season came a decade ago in 2005 when the team went the entire season unbeaten in almost all the competitions they participated in. In that entire season, the team only lost one match at the FIFA club world cup. Without a doubt, this is an achievement that may never be emulated in the world of football. It is such amazing and unheard of feat that has made Al Ahly become more than a club in terms of development. With many firsts to its name, Al Ahly is known as the first club in Africa to own a TV channel belonging to the club. Al Ahly TV has been so crucial in its marketing and is just one of the reasons why Al Ahly will still remain the most successful club in Africa. However, time will tell whether the club continues to perform exceptionally well as they have done so far.