It took 34 penalty kicks before Modern Future football club to finally defeated Pyramids FC 14-13 on Monday night in a nerve-shredding shootout in the Egyptian Super Cup semi-finals which left many fans surprised.
This was after the contest had ended in a 0-0 draw.
Modern Future, who will now face either Al Ahly or Ceramica Cleopatra in the final match, squandered three spot kicks.
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Pyramids lost the match after missing a fourth penalty kick at Abu Dhabi’s Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium.
Pyramids defender Osama Galal wasted two penalty kicks, including the decisive one that sealed victory for Modern Future.
Al Ahly defeated Wydad AC of Morocco 3-2 on aggregate to win their 11th CAF Champions League title; USM Alger on the other hand defeated Young Africans of Tanzania 2-2 via away goals to win their first title.
In a statement by CAF, General Secretary Veron Mosengo-Omba said: “We are excited to take the TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup to a new territory in Saudi Arabia – a country that has been making significant strides in global football.
“African football ranks amongst the best in the world right now, and it’s fitting that, in an era where many international stars are heading to Saudi Arabia, African Football is also a part of this movement.
“On behalf of CAF President, Dr Patrice Motsepe, I would like to thank the Saudi Arabia Football family for their cooperation and we look forward to what will be an exciting TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup.”
In his remarks, Ibrahim Alkassim, SAFF General Secretary, said: “Our collaboration with CAF to host this event exemplifies our commitment to partnering with CAF in event hosting and match organization in line with our existing partnership.
It felt like the Egyptian Super Cup semi-final shootout was never-ending. But it was well short of the 54 penalty kicks taken when Washington FC beat Bedlington Terriers 25-24 last year.
That was in a local cup match in England.
A 2005 Namibian Cup match between KK Palace and Civics featured 48 penalty kicks.