Toulan reveals his secret weapon to defeat Al Hilal

CAIRO – 13 February 2019: Al-Ittihad manager, Helmy Toulan, revealed on Wednesday that he knows how to motivate his players when they face Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia at the Arab Club Championship.

“Al Hilal is a great team with many experienced players but I trust my players and I will motivate them to defeat the Saudi Arabian team.” Toulan told press.

The competition's quarter finals draw put Al-Ittihad against Al-Hilal and the winner will face the winner between Saudi Arabian club, Al-Ahli, and Emirati Club, Al-Wasl.

Al-Ittihad Alexandria became the only Egyptian team at the tournament after Al-Ahly, Zamalek and Ismaily were knocked out of the competition from round of 16.

Toulan added” We will face Al Hilal on February 16 then we will face Ismaily at the Egyptian Cup on February 21 and we will play the second leg against Al Hilal four days later. We are the only Egyptian team at the competition and we want to reschedule the game against Ismaily to focus on Al Hilal clash.”

Al-Ittihad has had an amazing run at the tournament and they knocked out CAF Champions League winners, Espérance, at round of 32 before knocking out Egyptian League leaders, Zamalek, at the second round.

The champion will win $6 million, while the runners-up will win $2.5 million.