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Egyptian football transfer window & pre‑season 2026‑27

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The summer registration window opened on 21 June 2026, with the Premier League deadline set for 15 August. Mid‑July coordination meetings aligned the league calendar with the senior national team’s schedule ahead of a closed‑door camp in September for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Colonel Hossam Hassan’s Egypt side will train in September, hosting Angola then South Sudan during the international break (21 Sept‑6 Oct), aiming to build on the historic round‑of‑16 World Cup run. The men’s national team will continue its 2027 AFCON qualifying campaign with a second leg against Angola and South Sudan in September‑October 2026, followed by a March 2027 round that pits Egypt against Malawi and a repeat tie with South Sudan. Meanwhile, the women’s national team, after a 6‑0 loss to Zambia at the 2026 Women’s AFCON in Morocco, must beat Malawi to stay in the tournament and faces Nigeria next. Al‑Masry began a two‑week pre‑season camp in Ismailia on 25 July and has moved into its third phase, renewing contracts for several key players while arranging friendly matches as the club prepares for the Nile League start in the last week of August. The Egyptian Premier League will commence on 20/21 August 2026 with 20 clubs. After an initial phase, the competition will split into a championship group of six and a secondary group of fourteen, with four clubs facing relegation. The league draw is slated for 5 August at the Al‑Hadaf project headquarters, and the champion’s prize has been raised to 50 million EGP. A league pause is scheduled for 20 September to accommodate the national‑team camp following Egypt’s exit from the World Cup. All parties are urged to finalise transfers by the August deadline to ensure squads are ready for both domestic competition and upcoming international fixtures.

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