In this week 5 match on the 2nd of December, Al Ahly hosts El Geish at Cairo International Stadium in a Premier League match in the anticipated al-Qāhirah derby. Al Ahly is fresh off their 4-1 win against El Daklyeh. Mohamed Sherif scored the first goal for Al Ahly in the 2nd minute, then Hamdi Fathi added another in the 6th minute. Al Ahly is looking for direction having 3 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while el Geish sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Al Ittihad. Karim Tarek scored the first goal for El Geish in the 25th minute, then Mabululo tied it up for Al Ittihad in the 68th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 79th minute on a goal by Khaled Sobhy to cap off a wild match. El Geish is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season El Geish won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Khaled Kamar has been the most effective weapon for El Geish lately. The attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches. Al Ahly’s top weapon lately has been Karim Fouad, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches.