CAIRO, Aug 2 (AFP) - Africa's 'club of the century' Al-Ahly take on the might of Real Madrid on Saturday with the Egyptian club looking to avenge the Spaniards' 4-1 win 40 years ago.

The Egyptian press have dubbed the game, which is officially a friendly, the "match of the century", but for the world's most expensive player Zinedine Zidane and fellow record signing, Portuguese international Luis Figo, it should be no more than a gentle workout before their season begins.

Formed in 1907, Al-Ahly were Egypt's first ever football club and have become a national institution.

They will field their two new signings, defender Samir Kamouna and midfielder Hady Khachaba, in the match, which is expected to attract 66,000 spectators to Cairo's international stadium.

The Egyptian club is paying a fee of 1.5 million dollars for the honour of facing the Spanish champions, which should help towards the world record 65-million-dollar fee paid to bring 29-year-old French international Zidane to Spain from Juventus last month.