Week 24 brings us a match on Jul 12th, where Zamalek will play host to Al Mokawloon in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams in the ever popular Cairo derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 39 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. Zamalek is fresh off their 3-2 win against Ceramica Cleopatra. Emam Ashour scored the first goal for Zamalek in the 27th minute, then Seifeddine Jaziri added another in the 38th minute. Zamalek should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Al Mokawloon recorded a 1-1 draw against National Bank of Egypt. Naser El Mansi struck first for National Bank of Egypt in the 33rd minute on a feed from Mohamed Helal, but Abdelrahman Khaled got the equalizer for Al Mokawloon in the 75th minute earning Al Mokawloon a comeback draw. Al Mokawloon is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
Al Mokawloon and Zamalek last played eachother at the Arab Contractors Stadium on Dec 21st. Zamalek won by a score of 2 to 1. Mostafa Fathi scored the first goal for Zamalek in the 61st minute, then Mohammed Ounajem added another in the 76th minute.
Al Mokawloon’s most prolific scorer has been Mahmoud Abdel Aziz. The midfielder has netted two goals over the last five matches. Seifeddine Jaziri has been the most prolific scorer on Zamalek in his last 5 matches with 3 goals.