Aug 9th features a match where Misr Lel Makasa will travel to Cairo to battle Zamalek in a meeting of these two Premier League teams in the anticipated Cairo derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 28 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. In their last match, 1st placed Zamalek, recorded a 4-1 win against El Gounah. Ahmed Sayed scored the first goal for Zamalek in the 7th minute on a penalty shot, then Ahmed Sayed added another in the 38th minute. Zamalek looks to continue their winning ways, having 9 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Misr Lel Makasa recorded a 1-2 loss against National Bank of Egypt. Karim Bambo struck first for National Bank of Egypt in the 6th minute, then Fady Farid added another in the 38th minute on a penalty. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 2 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Arab Contractors Stadium, Zamalek won by a score of 1 to 0. Emam Ashour scored the first goal for Zamalek in the 43rd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Misr Lel Makasa was frustrated by Zamalek’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Zamalek ended the match with the shutout victory. Zamalek is glad to have Sayed in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored four goals.