Week 16 brings us a match on Apr 26th, where Al Ittihad will travel to Cairo to battle Al Mokawloon in a Premier League match. 15th placed Al Mokawloon is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Pharco. Shokry Naguib scored the first goal for Pharco in the 62nd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Al Mokawloon couldn’t muster any offence and Pharco ran away with the shutout win. Al Mokawloon looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while in their last match, 13th placed Al Ittihad, recorded a 0-2 loss against Zamalek. Sayed struck first for Zamalek in the 13th minute, then Mohamed Abdel Ghani added another in the 84th minute In the end, Al Ittihad couldn’t muster any offence and Zamalek ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Al Ittihad won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Al Ittihad is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Mabululo and Abdelhamid each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Al Mokawloon hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Mamadou Niass Ndiacko and Ahmed Ali, and they each have 1 goal.