Al Ahly SC is an Egyptian professional football club based in Cairo.
The club first participated in an African competition in 1976.
The first international cup they took part in was the African Cup of Champions Clubs where they lost 1–3 on aggregate to Algerian club MC Alger.
Al Ahly won four African Cup Winners' Cup, the most of any team during the competition between 1975 and 2004.
They also have won the CAF Champions League eleven times which is also the most of any team which included 2 back to back titles in 2005/2006 and 2012/2013 and 2019/2020 and 2020/2021.