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Egypt football: Premier League season progresses

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The 2026-27 Egyptian Premier League season continues ~~with~~ to see a ~~highly competitive top tier.~~ tight race at the top. Following Al Ahly SC’s ~~1-0~~ 2-0 victory over ~~Smouha SC—secured by a late 87th-minute strike from Yasser Ibrahim—Al Ahly reached 9 points from three matches, sitting second on goal difference behind Pyramids FC. In~~ Abu Qir Fertilizers in the ~~fourth~~ fifth round, the club reached 13 points. Zamalek SC ~~moved to the top of the league standings~~ also reached 13 points after a ~~2-0~~ 1-0 win against ~~Abu Qir Fertilizers at Cairo International Stadium. Mohamed Ismail opened the scoring in the 18th minute following a cross~~ Ghazl El Mahalla, secured by an 86th-minute penalty from ~~Mahmoud Bentayg, bringing Zamalek’s total~~ Ahmed Sherif. This result moved Zamalek to ~~10 points from four matches. As~~ the ~~round concluded,~~ top of the ~~race for~~ standings on goal difference. Following the ~~lead intensified, with Pyramids FC, Al Ahly, and Ceramica Cleopatra all holding 9 points. Ceramica Cleopatra reached~~ match, Ghazl El Mahalla manager Khaled Galal noted that ~~total following a 2-0 victory over Smouha. In a subsequent fourth-round fixture at~~ the ~~Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium, Al Ahly SC played to a 1-1 draw against Al Mokawloon Al Arab. Following these results,~~ score did not reflect his team’s performance, as they missed several opportunities. As the season progresses, Pyramids FC ~~sat at the top~~ has moved ahead of the ~~standings~~ chasing pack with ~~12 points, while Zamalek SC and~~ 15 points. Both Al Ahly ~~were tied~~ and Zamalek remain undefeated through five rounds, each holding four wins and one draw. This set the stage for ~~second with 10 points each. In~~ the ~~fifth round, Al Ahly SC secured a 2-0 victory over Abu Qir Fertilizers~~ 133rd Summit match between the two rivals at Cairo ~~Stadium with goals from Ahmed ‘Zizo’ Mustafa in the 16th minute and Hussein El Shahat in the 94th minute. This win moved~~ International Stadium. Historically, Al Ahly ~~to 13 points, placing them temporarily at the top of the league, ahead of Pyramids FC (12 points) and Zamalek (10 points). Following~~ holds the ~~match, head coach Hussein Ammouta addressed recent performance fluctuations, attributing them~~ advantage in this derby with 52 wins to ~~injuries and squad absences, while dismissing rumors regarding his potential departure from the club. In other fifth-round action, Al Ittihad Alexandria defeated~~ Zamalek’s 29, with 51 draws recorded across 132 previous encounters. Al ~~Masry 2-0, and Modern Sport secured~~ Ahly has also maintained a ~~2-0 win against Petrol Asyut~~ superior scoring record in these matchups, netting 163 goals compared to ~~enter~~ Zamalek’s 113. The current Egypt national team manager, Hossam Hassan, holds the ~~top four.~~ record for the most goals in league derby history with nine.

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