Zamalek coach Christian Gross has hailed his team after the Egyptian side beat Morocco’s Renaissance Berkane on penalties to win the Confederation Cup.
The Egyptians won the second leg of the final 1-0 at the Borg el Arab stadium near Alexandria to make it 1-1 on aggregate.
With no extra-time in the tournament regulations, the match went to penalties which saw Berkane miss their first spot-kick allowing Zamalek to win 5-3.
“It was important to bring the giants back to their deserved place,” Gross said after the win.
“We’re all very happy, of course. I’m happy for my players and for the Zamalek fans, we had a wonderful night; it’s fantastic to play in front of a crowd like this.”
The victory ended a 16-year African trophy drought for Zamalek.