Al Ahly secures dramatic 3-3 draw against Canal in Egyptian Premier League

Al Ahly escaped a potential defeat against Canal, securing a 3-3 draw during the seventh round of the Egyptian Premier League. Omar El Saei opened the scoring for Al Ahly in the 18th minute, but Canal equalized through Mahmoud Hany in the 33rd minute. Ashraf Bencharki restored Al Ahly's lead in the 43rd minute, only for Canal to fight back with goals from Hazem Abu Sena in the 54th minute and Mohamed Hamdy Zaki in the 80th minute.

Al Ahly avoided a loss in the final moments of the match when defender Achraf Dari scored an equalizer in the fifth minute of stoppage time. With this result, Al Ahly moves to 17 points in second place, while Canal reaches 8 points in eleventh place.

In other league action, Ghazl El Mahalla secured its first victory of the season by defeating Al Ittihad Alexandria 2-1. Abdel Fattah Sheta and Amr Gomaa scored for Mahalla, while Hossam Hassan scored for Alexandria.