On the 12th of July, Al Ahly hosts Coca-Cola at Cairo International Stadium in a meeting of these two evenly matched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 30 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. In their last match, 3rd placed Al Ahly, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against El Gounah. Neither El Gounah nor Al Ahly could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 6 and 19 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Al Ahly is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while coca-Cola sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against El Geish. Mostafa El Zenary struck first for El Geish in the 47th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Coca-Cola was frustrated by El Geish’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. El Geish ended the match with the shutout victory. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Coca-Cola should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, Coca-Cola and Al Ahly battled to a 1-1 draw. Mohamed Sherif struck first for Al Ahly in the 3rd minute, then Karim Nedved tied it up for Coca-Cola in the 57th minute earning them at least the one point.
Coca-Cola’s top weapon lately has been Ahmed Refaat, who has 2 goals in the last five matches. For Al Ahly, their top scorers are Mohamed Sherif and Taher Mohamed, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.