Mendy and Mahrez become first players to win continental titles in Europe, Africa and Asia

Édouard Mendy and Riyad Mahrez person made shot past aft helping Al Ahli unafraid the AFC Champions League Elite rubric with a 2-0 triumph implicit Japan’s Kawasaki Frontale connected Saturday, May 3, 2025, successful Jeddah.

The triumph marks the archetypal clip successful past that players person won large continental nine titles crossed Europe, Africa, and Asia.

The Saudi broadside dominated the last astatine the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, delivering a composed and objective show that secured some squad and idiosyncratic milestones.

Mendy and Mahrez had already conquered Europe, Mendy with Chelsea successful the UEFA Champions League successful 2021 and Mahrez with Manchester City successful 2023.

Both besides lifted the Africa Cup of Nations, Mendy with Senegal successful 2021 and Mahrez with Algeria successful 2019.

Now, with the Asian rubric added to their careers, the duo person completed a singular treble crossed 3 continents, a feat nary different subordinate has achieved.

Al Ahli’s roadworthy to the rubric began successful September during the radical stages of the recently formatted AFC Champions League Elite.

After finishing 2nd down chap Saudi broadside Al Hilal, Al Ahli precocious done the knockout rounds with expanding authority.

They reached the last stage, hosted successful their location metropolis of Jeddah, and won 3 consecutive matches to assertion their first-ever continental trophy.

In Saturday’s final, Brazilian winger Galeno opened the scoring successful the 35th infinitesimal with a stunning curling onslaught into the top-right country aft a elemental walk from Roberto Firmino.

The stadium erupted arsenic Al Ahli took control. Just 7 minutes later, Firmino turned supplier again with a lofted transverse from the close flank that recovered Franck Kessié, who powered a header past Louis Yamaguchi to marque it 2-0.

The triumph not lone delivered Al Ahli their archetypal Asian rubric but besides immortalised 2 of Africa’s finest, Mendy and Mahrez, arsenic pioneers who person conquered shot crossed 3 continents.

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