Egypt international Ahmed Hegazi has scored a last-minute winner for Ittihad Jeddah to secure a 3-2 victory over Al-Hazem. The Egyptian centre-back started in the back as usual for the Tigers in the squad led by skipper Karim Benzema as both Fabinho and Kante missed out on the game. The visitors found themselves in a commanding position after taking the lead in the 21st minute through Saleh Al Jamaan, before an own goal from Brazilian defender Paulo Ricardo saw their lead double in the 57th minute. However, Al Hazem stunned Ittihad with two quick successive goals in the 60th and 63rd minutes ..read more

Zamalek legend Ahmed Hossam Mido has urged his former club to sign Percy Tau and Ramadan Sobhi next summer. The Whites have revived their season following a busy winter transfer window, which saw them bring more over than 10 players. Mido singled out Nasser Maher for praise but revealed his wishes for the club to sign Al Ahly’s superstar Percy Tau and Pyramids FC’s Ramadan Sobhi. Tau has his contract with Al Ahly expire at the end of the upcoming season, but it has been revealed that Al Ahly is doing their utmost to extend his stay. “Zamalek has done well in the transfer period by signing qua ..read more

Al Ahly’s Anthony Modeste believes in his side’s chances to overcome TP Mazembe in the CAF Champions League. After defeating Tanzanian outfit Simba 3-0 on aggregate, Al Ahly advanced to the semi-finals and will now face TP Mazembe who qualified in dramatic fashion. The Congolese side beat Petro Atletico de Luanda 2-1, thanks to a stoppage-time winner from Joel Beya two weeks ago. Speaking ahead of the highly-anticipated tie, Modeste expressed confidence and revealed his side are ready for Mazembe on Saturday. “We have a strong desire to win and the players know the importance of the game,” M ..read more

Al Ahly star Percy Tau has warned his side ahead of their crucial CAF Champions League encounter against TP Mazembe. The Red Devils managed to overcome Simba 3-0 on aggregate to qualify for the competition’s semi-finals two weeks ago. They are now set to meet Mazembe with the first leg taking place in Lubumbashi on Saturday before both sides face each other again in Cairo a week later. Percy Tau, who previously played against Mazembe when he represented Mamelodi Sundowns, believes Al Ahly must be wary of the Congolese giants. “I faced Mazembe before in the same stadium and I know how difficul ..read more

Former Al Ahly goalkeeper turned pundit Ahmed Shobeir revealed that Anthony Modeste could be leaving the club in the summer. Anthony Modeste completed a move to Al Ahly last summer on a free transfer after his contract expired at Borussia Dortmund. The Frenchman signed a one-year contract with an option to extend for one further season, depending on his playing time. But according to Ahmed Shobeir, it seems Modeste is set to leave the club after failing to make an impression in Egyptian football, netting just four goals in 22 games. “Al Ahly have decided not to extend Modeste’s contract,” Sh ..read more

Egypt international Omar Marmoush bagged another goal for Eintracht Frankfurt in their massive 3-1 win over rivals FC Augsburg. After going through a goal drought for six Bundesliga games, Marmoush found the back of the net again to extend his tally to 11 goals this season as Frankfurt secured a hard-fought victory on Friday. The first half saw the home side concede after just 13 minutes with Ruben Vargas firing Augsburg into the lead from a powerful strike. Despite a disappointing start, Frankfurt came out firing on all cylinders after the break and restored parity in the 55th minute through ..read more

Egypt international and Al Ahly-bound Mohamed Shokry has sustained an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, the club has announced. The 24-year-old left-back started against Al Masry on Sunday before being forced off the pitch after just 11 minutes as he was seen holding his knee. After undergoing several scans, it has been revealed that Shokry is set for a spell on the sidelines after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). With one cap to his name, it has been announced that Shokry is set to return to his boyhood club Al Ahly at the end of the season after the ..read more

Al Ahly legend turned pundit Ahmed Shobier has revealed the real reason behind Percy Tau’s recent exclusion from the Reds’ squad. The South African superstar hasn’t featured for Al Ahly since March 29 when Al Ahly beat Simba in Tanzania 1-0 in the first-leg of the CAF Champions League quarter-finals. It was revealed that the reason behind Tau’s absence is a leg injury; however, Ahmed Shobier claims that the player has fallen out with his boss Marcel Koller because he questions his decisions. Shobier believes that Tau has been reacting negatively to not being on the pitch, something which made ..read more

Al Ahly have clinched the African Handball Super Cup for the third consecutive year after beating arch-rivals Zamalek in the final. The 2024 African Handball Super Cup was held from 15 to 16 April 2024 at the Miloud Hadefi Complex Omnisport Arena, in Oran, Algeria. Al Ahly qualified for the competition as the 2023 African Handball Champions League winners, while Zamalek made it as the 2023 African Men’s Handball Cup Winners’ Cup winner. Egypt’s Alexandria Sporting Club was also supposed to qualify Cup Winners’ Cup third-placed, but they withdrew from the tournament and were Congo’s BMC. Both ..read more

Petrojet have returned to the Egyptian Premier League after a four-year absence as they secured a top-spot finish in the promotion group. Having played for 12 consecutive seasons in the Egyptian Premier League, Petrojet were relegated at the end of the 2018/19 season after finishing 16th on the league table. However, under promotion specialist Sayed Eid, Petrojet have secured a return back to the top tier with three games left to play after beating Raya 3-0 in the promotion group. Next season will be Petrojet’s 13th in the Egyptian Premier League, with their biggest achievement coming in the ..read more