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Nejmeh vs. Ahed: Preview

Kick-off is at 16:30pm local time. Live coverage of the match will be available for free on Al-Jadeed. The contemporary Lebanese Classico is here for the first time in this league season, yet with much less fireworks due to both teams’ relatively mediocre starts to the season.

Jamal Al-Hajj and Bassem Marmar will meet for the first time in their managerial careers when Nejmeh host Al- Ahed in Sunday’s kick-off at Kamil Chamoun Stadium. 

Nejmeh enter this fixture after a 2-0 victory against Chabab Al-Sahel, where the Reds took the lead after Akram Moghrabis goal in the 57th minute and Nicolas Coffe ended the game in the 87th minute with the second of the night. Nejmeh’s form this season has been worrying, with former manager Tita Valeriu sacked early this season before he was replaced by Nejmeh’s very own Jamal Al-Hajj. Nejmeh are closer to the relegation zone (4 points) than they are to their beloved league title (7 points)!

Ahed, on the other hand have been in decent form in the league after winning 5 games from 9 this season, putting them 2 points behind league leaders Safa; however Ahed do still have a game in hand to play. Their last game was against Tadamon Sour, where the game ended 2-0 to the Yellows. It is worth noting that Bassem Marmar, like Jamal Al-Hajj, is also a newcomer to the league this season after replacing Robert Jaspert at the helm of the club mid-season. Yet, whether Marmar will be able to convert his title from ‘interim’ to ‘permanent’ manager will be based on the coming games, and there is no better place to start than against the People’s Club, Nejmeh.

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