Week 18 brings us a match on May 10th, where Zamalek hosts ENPPI in a meeting of these two mismatched Premier League teams in the anticipated Cairo derby. In their last match, Zamalek recorded a 2-1 win against El Sharqia Dokhan. Omar El Said scored the first goal for Zamalek in the 40th minute, but Mahmoud Hamdi got the equalizer for El Sharqia Dokhan on an own goal in the 65th minute. Zamalek is on a hot streak lately, with only 1 loss in their last 10 matches, while 9th placed ENPPI is fresh off their 2-2 draw against National Bank of Egypt. Issahaku Yakubu struck first for National Bank of Egypt in the 3rd minute on a feed from Ahmed Said, then Assem Salah added another in the 44th minute from the penalty spot. ENPPI is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
Zamalek and ENPPI last played eachother at the Cairo International Stadium on Oct 26th. Zamalek was victorious by a score of 0 to 2. Ahmed Sayed struck first for Zamalek in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time from the penalty spot, then Omar El Said added another in the 85th minute on a feed from Ahmed Sayed In the end, ENPPI was frustrated by Zamalek’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Zamalek ended the match with the shutout victory.
ENPPI’s most prolific scorer has been . He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Sayed has been the most effective weapon for Zamalek lately. The midfielder has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches.