Welwalo Adigrat Uni host Al Ahli Tripoli in the CAF Confederations Cup. Judging by their recent matches, the two sides come into this from very different places, with Al Ahli Tripoli's results looking a good deal more consistent than Welwalo's.
Both clubs have already been involved in continental football this month, each facing a different opponent in the competition. That gives us a small window into how sharp they are right now, even if this particular pairing is still a few weeks away.
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How each side has been getting on
Welwalo Adigrat Uni's last 20 matches across league and cup competitions show a fairly even spread: seven wins, eight draws and five defeats, with 21 goals scored and 16 conceded. That's a team that draws a lot of matches and doesn't concede many game-changing gaps, but also doesn't score freely. Their most recent continental outing brought a 2-1 home win over Al Hilal Port Sudan, followed by a 2-1 defeat away in the return leg.
Welwalo Adigrat Uni: 20 completed matches; Al Ahli Tripoli: 20 completed matches.
Welwalo Adigrat Uni
- Win
- 35% 7 / 20
- Draw
- 40% 8 / 20
- Loss
- 25% 5 / 20
- Scored
- 21
- Conceded
- 16
- Difference
- +5
Al Ahli Tripoli
- Win
- 70% 14 / 20
- Draw
- 25% 5 / 20
- Loss
- 5% 1 / 20
- Scored
- 44
- Conceded
- 10
- Difference
- +34
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAF Confederation Cup | Welwalo Adigrat Uni | Al Hilal Port Sudan | 12.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| CAF Confederation Cup | Al Hilal Port Sudan | Welwalo Adigrat Uni | 04.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Ethiopia Cup | Sidama Bunna | Welwalo Adigrat Uni | 09.07.2026 | 0-2 |
| Premier League | Welwalo Adigrat Uni | Kedus Giorgis | 02.07.2026 | 1-1 |
| Premier League | Arba Minch Kenema | Welwalo Adigrat Uni | 26.06.2026 | 0-1 |
| Premier League | Welwalo Adigrat Uni | Hadiya Hosaena | 22.06.2026 | 0-1 |
| Premier League | Sheger Ketema | Welwalo Adigrat Uni | 16.06.2026 | 0-0 |
| Premier League | Welwalo Adigrat Uni | Ethiopian Medhin | 30.05.2026 | 1-1 |
| Ethiopia Cup | Welwalo Adigrat Uni | Mekelle Kenema | 25.05.2026 | 0-0 |
| Premier League | Adama Kenema | Welwalo Adigrat Uni | 21.05.2026 | 0-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAF Confederation Cup | Al Ahli Tripoli | KMKM | 12.09.2026 | 4-0 |
| CAF Confederation Cup | KMKM | Al Ahli Tripoli | 05.09.2026 | 0-3 |
| Premier League | Al Ahli Tripoli | Asswehly | 24.05.2026 | 0-0 |
| Premier League | Al Ahli Tripoli | Olympic Azzaweya | 20.05.2026 | 2-1 |
| Premier League | Al-Madina | Al Ahli Tripoli | 14.05.2026 | 0-1 |
| Premier League | Al Ahli Tripoli | Alittihad Misurata | 10.05.2026 | 1-0 |
| Premier League | Al-Ittihad | Al Ahli Tripoli | 07.05.2026 | 0-0 |
| Premier League | Al Ahli Tripoli | Asswehly | 23.04.2026 | 1-2 |
| Premier League | Al-Khmes | Al Ahli Tripoli | 18.04.2026 | 1-3 |
| Premier League | Al Ahli Tripoli | Abu Salim | 13.04.2026 | 7-1 |
Al Ahli Tripoli's sample looks very different. Fourteen wins from twenty, only one defeat, and a goal difference of 44 for against just 10 against. Their recent Confederation Cup double-header against KMKM produced a 4-0 home win and a 3-0 away win, so they're arriving with plenty of goals and confidence behind them, even if some of that form comes from domestic league fixtures rather than continental ones.
Al Ahli Tripoli's recent numbers are considerably stronger, though the samples mix competitions of different levels.
Comparative Team Statistics: Welwalo Adigrat Uni vs Al Ahli Tripoli


What this might mean for the game
Welwalo's form is built on tight, low-scoring matches, plenty of 0-0s and 1-1s among their recent games, and only occasionally do they lose by more than a single goal. Al Ahli Tripoli, by contrast, have been scoring heavily and rarely losing, including a routine continental win over KMKM by an aggregate scoreline that suggests real attacking threat.
It's worth remembering this fixture is still around three weeks away from the data we're working with, so squad news and any late changes in form aren't visible yet. What we can say is that Al Ahli Tripoli look the sharper side on recent evidence, while Welwalo's tendency to grind out draws could make this a tighter, lower-scoring contest than Al Ahli's own numbers might suggest.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emran Salih | Libya | 29 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Ahmed Kraouaa | Libya | 37 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Mabululu | Angola | 34 | Attacker | 178 cm | 74 kg |
| Abdulsamie Diab | Libya | 22 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Tareq Ebshara | Libya | 26 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Hamdou El Houni | Libya | 32 | Attacker | 175 cm | 67 kg |
| A. Ayed | Tunisia | 26 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Omar Al Hadi | Libya | 36 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Al Gozoli Nooh | Sudan | 23 | Midfielder | 177 cm | n/a |
| Ammar Taifour | Sudan | 29 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| M. Hedhli | Tunisia | 35 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| G. Chaalali | Tunisia | 32 | Midfielder | 179 cm | 70 kg |
| Nour Al Din Al Qulaib | Libya | 25 | Midfielder | 165 cm | 59 kg |
| Herenilson | Angola | 30 | Midfielder | 178 cm | 60 kg |
| Maab Shukri | Libya | 24 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Abdullah Al Orfi | Libya | 32 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Abdalla Sherif | Libya | 30 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Sand Masaud Mohamed Masaud | Libya | 34 | Defender | 186 cm | n/a |
| Thierry Manzi | Rwanda | 30 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Ahmed El Trbi | Libya | 34 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
There's enough here to suggest Al Ahli Tripoli travel in the better shape, but the gap in domestic form doesn't automatically carry over to a continental fixture against a side that's used to grinding out narrow results at home.
With no market to weigh up and a fixture still some weeks off, we're happy to sit this one out rather than force a pick.
