On the 7th of March, Al Mokawloon will travel to Cairo to battle Al Ahly in a clash of the Premier League in the anticipated al-Qāhirah derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Al Ahly recorded a 1-1 draw against El Daklyeh. Kahraba scored the first goal for Al Ahly in the 70th minute, but Abdulrasheed Ahmed got the equalizer for El Daklyeh in the 90th minute earning El Daklyeh a comeback draw. Al Ahly is on a hot streak lately, having won 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, 6th placed Al Mokawloon, recorded a 1-2 loss against Pharco. Abdelrahman Khaled struck first for Al Mokawloon in the 31st minute on a feed from Omar Fathi Saviola, then Rezki Hamroune got the equalizer for Pharco in the 41st minute on a feed from Amr Gamal But luckily in the 99th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a penalty goal by Rami Sabri. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Al Mokawloon should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Al Ahly won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Al Mokawloon’s top weapon lately has been Abdelrahman Khaled, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches. Both Mohamed Sherif and Kahraba have been the hottest scorers for Al Ahly in the last five each having scored 3 goals each.