In pictures: Sheikh Mohamed crowns Etoile du Sahel the Zayed Champions Cup winners

The Tunisian side was handed $7.5 million (Dh27.5 million) prize money

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed is photographed with Etoile du Sahel star Yassine Chikhaoui, Saudi businessman Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, and Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed. Mohammed Al Bloushi for Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Etoile du Sahel celebrate after winning the 2018–19 Zayed Champions Cup, at Hazza bin Zayed Stadium. Mohammed Al Bloushi for the Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Sheikh Mohamed greets a guest during the 2018–19 Zayed Champions Cup final. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs ---

Sheikh Mohamed stands for a photograph with a referee. Mohammed Al Bloushi for Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Sheikh Mohamed thanks the referee team. Mohammed Al Bloushi for Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Sheikh Mohamed thanked the officiating team after the game. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Sheikh Mohamed bin Hamad bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan and Sheikha Hassa bint Mohamed bin Hamad bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan attend the 2018–19 Zayed Champions Cup final. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs.

VIP spectators pictured at the finals. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Sheikh Mohamed greets a guest during the 2018–19 Zayed Champions Cup final. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Sheikh Mohamed pictured with Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Royal Charity Organisation of Bahrain, left, and Turki bin Abdul Mohsen Al Sheikh, chairman of the General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia, right. Mohammed Al Bloushi for Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Sheikh Mohamed greets a participant during the finals at Hazza bin Zayed Stadium. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Etoile du Sahel celebrates. Mohammed Al Bloushi for Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Sheikh Mohamed waves to the crowd. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has crowned Tunisia’s Etoile du Sahel the winners of the Arab Club Champions Cup after beating Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal at Hazza bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain.

He congratulated players and managers on the pitch before crowds on Thursday night.

The competition is known as the Zayed Champions Cup. The prize money for the winners is a huge $7.5 million  (Dh27.5 million).

Turki Al Sheikh, head of the Saudi General Authority for Entertainment, presented the cup to the Tunisian club and congratulated them.

Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, also congratulated the players of the club, praising their performance.