In a mid week match in week 32, on Mon Aug 22nd, ENPPI and Al Ahly will play a match in Cairo in a clash of the Premier League in the ever popular al-Qāhirah derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Al Ahly recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against El Sharqia Dokhan. Neither El Sharqia Dokhan nor Al Ahly could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 3 and 15 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Al Ahly should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 12th placed ENPPI, recorded a 0-1 loss against El Geish. Mohamed Gaber scored the first goal for El Geish in the 16th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, ENPPI couldn’t muster any offence and El Geish ran away with the shutout win. ENPPI looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
Al Ahly and ENPPI last played eachother at the Petrosport Stadium on the 21st of May. Al Ahly won by a score of 2 to 1. scored the first goal for ENPPI in the 76th minute, then Ali Maaloul tied it up for Al Ahly in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 97th minute on a goal by Maaloul.
ENPPI’s most prolific scorer has been Okoye Ebuka. The Nigerian midfielder has netted three goals over the last five matches. Ahmed Sayed Gharib Ahmed Mohamed has been the most effective weapon for Al Ahly lately. The midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last five matches.