In a mid week match in week 19, on Tue Feb 21st, Aswan will host Al Ahly at Aswan Stadium in a clash of the Premier League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Aswan recorded a 0-2 loss against Al Ittihad. Ibrahim Hassan struck first for Al Ittihad in the 51st minute, then Mabululo added another in the 63rd minute In the end, Aswan was frustrated by Al Ittihad’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Al Ittihad ended the match with the shutout victory. Aswan is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while 1st placed Al Ahly is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against National Bank of Egypt. Mohamed Sherif scored the first goal for Al Ahly in the 31st minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, National Bank of Egypt couldn’t muster any offence and Al Ahly ran away with the shutout win. Al Ahly looks to continue their winning ways, having won 6 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Cairo International Stadium, Al Ahly was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Maaloul struck first for Al Ahly in the 17th minute on a penalty, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Aswan couldn’t manage to score, and Al Ahly took the shutout win.
Al Ahly’s most prolific scorer has been Mohamed Sherif. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Mohamed Hamdy Zaki has been the most effective weapon for Aswan lately. The midfielder has netted two goals in his last five matches.