Week 1 brings us a match on Oct 18th, where National Bank of Egypt plays host to Pharco in a clash of these two evenly matched Premier League teams in the anticipated Kattameya derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 14th placed National Bank of Egypt is fresh off their 1-1 draw against ENPPI. Karim Bambo struck first for National Bank of Egypt in the 5th minute on a feed from Issahaku Yakubu, then in the 86th minute, Ali Fawzi sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by earning ENPPI at least a draw. National Bank of Egypt is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while pharco sits at 15th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Smouha. Smouha had 5 on net, and Pharco had 3, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Pharco is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Pharco won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Ahmed Abdulaziz Mody and Shokry Naguib are the top scorers for Pharco in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Naser El Mansi and Mohamed Helal are the top scorers for National Bank of Egypt in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.