Ahly wins third place in the Club World Cup

YOKOHAMA, Japan: African champions Al Ahly beat Club America 2-1 on Sunday to take third place in the Club World Cup. Playmaker Mohamed Aboutrika scored a trademark free-kick and also got the winner after Salvador Cabanas s 59th-minute equalizer. Third spot is a vast improvement on last year s showing by the Egyptian giants, who finished bottom in the inaugural tournament. Aboutrika is the tournament s provisional top scorer ahead of Sunday s final, enhancing his claim to become African player of the year. The Egyptian is the only Africa-based player to be short-listed, alongside Dider Drogba, Michael Essien, Samuel Eto o and Nwankwo Kanu. AFP