Week 17 features a match on Tuesday Feb 7th, where Coca-Cola will host National Bank of Egypt in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams in the anticipated al-Qāhirah derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Coca-Cola sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Zamalek. Seifeddine Jaziri struck first for Zamalek in the 14th minute, but Marwan Mohsen got the equalizer for Coca-Cola in the 24th minute. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Coca-Cola should be reasonably happy with their performance, while national Bank of Egypt is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Ghazl El Mehalla. Mahmoud Kaoud struck first for National Bank of Egypt in the 4th minute, then Gabriel Orok Ibitham tied it up for Ghazl El Mehalla in the 16th minute on a feed from Karim Mostafa . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Coca-Cola won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Mohamed Helal has been the most prolific scorer on National Bank of Egypt in the last 5 matches with 2 goals. Mohamed Reda has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the midfielder has scored four goals for Coca-Cola.