Week 31 brings us a match on Aug 20th, where Al Ittihad plays host to National Bank of Egypt in a Premier League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 29 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. Al Ittihad is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Ismaily. Abdel Rahman Magdi scored the first goal for Ismaily in the 60th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Al Ittihad was frustrated by Ismaily’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Ismaily ended the match with the shutout victory. Al Ittihad is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, National Bank of Egypt recorded a 0-1 loss against Pharco. Ahmed Abdulaziz Mody scored the first goal for Pharco in the 38th minute on a penalty kick, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed National Bank of Egypt couldn’t manage to score, and Pharco took the shutout win. National Bank of Egypt is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Apr 14th, National Bank of Egypt hosted Al Ittihad in their last match together. National Bank of Egypt and Al Ittihad battled to a 1-1 draw. Naser El Mansi struck first for National Bank of Egypt in the 5th minute, then Ibrahim Hassan got the equalizer for Al Ittihad in the 65th minute on a feed from Saïdou Simporé earning them at least the one point.
Mohamed Helal has been the most prolific scorer on National Bank of Egypt in the last five matches with two goals. Al Ittihad is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Mabululo and Benjamin Boateng each having 2 goals in their last 5.