Espérance overtake Al Ahly and top African club rankings. Photo | AFP

African Club Rankings

African Club Rankings: Espérance Overtake Al Ahly

Recently-crowned African Champions Espérance Sportive de Tunis (EST), who claimed their third CAF Champions League title in a massive comeback, at Stade Olympique de Radès, on Friday 9 November 2018, against continental arch-rivals Al Ahly of Egypt (3-0; 4-3 on aggregate), now top African club rankings as listed on footballdatabase.com.

The Top 10 

1. Espérance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia)
2. Al Ahly SC (Egypt)
3. TP Mazembe (DR Congo)
4. AS Vita Club (DR Congo)
5. Al Merreikh SC (Sudan)
6. Etoile du Sahel (Tunisia)
7. Al Hilal FC (Sudan)
8. Club Sportif Sfaxien (Tunisia)
9. Wydad AC (Morocco)
10. Dynamos FC (Zimbabwe)

Espérance will appear for the second time at the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018. The Blood and Gold took part in the world's biggest club competition in the 2011 edition held in Japan.