On Saturday Jul 30th, in week 21, Al Ahly will travel to Cairo to battle Al Mokawloon in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams in the anticipated Cairo derby. 17th placed Al Mokawloon is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Ghazl El Mehalla. Kabore struck first for Al Mokawloon in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Ahmed Kaboria, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Ghazl El Mehalla couldn’t muster any offence and Al Mokawloon ran away with the shutout win. Al Mokawloon is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while al Ahly sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against El Gounah. Rabia struck first for Al Ahly in the 73rd minute on a feed from Maaloul, then Ali Maaloul added another in the 78th minute from the penalty spot In the end, El Gounah couldn’t muster any offence and Al Ahly ran away with the shutout win. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Al Ahly should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On Fri Nov 19th, Al Ahly hosted Al Mokawloon at the Cairo International Stadium in their last match together. Al Ahly won by a score of 1 to 0. Fathi struck first for Al Ahly in the 67th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Al Mokawloon couldn’t manage to score, and Al Ahly took the shutout win.
Al Ahly is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Mohamed Magdi Kafsha and Ali Maaloul each having 2 goals in their last five. Al Mokawloon is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Abdelrahman Khaled and Farouck Kabore each only have 1 goal in their last five.