CAIRO – Al-Ahly, Pyramids FC and Al-Ittihad of Alexandria claimed victories in their matches in the 24th week of the Egyptian Premier League 2022-2023 season.
At Cairo International Stadium, Al-Ahly defeated Pharco FC 3-0.
Defender Mahmoud Metwalli opened the scoring for the Red Devils in the 19th minutes as striker Mohamed Sherif added the second just before half-time in the 45+3 minutes.
Tunisian left-back Ali Maaloul scored the third in the injury time from the penalty spot.
The win pushed Al-Ahly to move back to the top of the domestic table with 50 points from 20 matches, two points ahead of Future FC, who has played three more matches.
Elsewhere, Pyramids FC stunned Aswan 3-0 at Aswan Stadium.
South Africa international Fakhri Lakay scored twice in the 31st minutes and in the injury time from the penalty spot.
Burkina Faso midfielder Blati Toure added the third also in the injury time 90+3.
The result lifted Pyramids FC to 3rd place with 43 points from 23 matches as El- Aswan slipped to 13th place with 28 points from 25 games.
At Alexandria Stadium, Al-Ittihad of Alexandria beat Smouha 3-1.
Angolan centre-forward Christopher Mabululu scored twice for Al-Ittihad in the 6th and 82nd minutes. Ahmed Adel added the third in the 89th minutes.
Midfielder Mohamed Essam scored Smouha’s sole goal in the 90+1 minutes.
The victory left Al-Ittihad of Alexandria to 5th place with 39 points from 24 matches as Smouha stayed in 9th place with 31 points from 25 games.
At the Military Academy Stadium, Zamalek thrashed bottom side Haras el-Hedoud 3-0.
Both sides went into the game desperate for a win – Haras el-Hedoud needed the three points to help their relegation fight, while Zamalek was looking to build on that domestic league victory over NBE Club on Sunday.
Striker Nasser Mansy opened the scoring for the White Knights in the 14th minutes as defender Hossam Abdel-Meguid added the second in the 45th minutes.
In the second-half, Moroccan midfielder Ahmed Belhadji added the third in the 90+1 minutes.
The result pushed Zamalek to 4th place in the league table with 39 points from 23 matches.
Haras el-Hedoud remained at the bottom of the table with 16 points from 23 games
Elsewhere, Ismaili beat Enppi 3-1 at the Ismailia Stadium.
Tunisian forward Firas Chaouat scored hat-trick for the Ismaili in the 41st, 45th and 57th minutes as striker Marwan Daoud scored for petroleum side in the 69th minutes.
The result left Ismaili to 14th place with 23 points from 23 matches as Enppi stayed in 12th place with 29 points from 25 games.
At the Borg el-Arab Stadium in Alexandria, Arab Contractors held to a 0-0 draw against Al-Masry of Port Said.
The draw left Arab Contractors to 6th place at the table with 35 points from 25 matches as Al-Masry slipped to 7th place with 35 points from 24 games.
At Ghazl el-Mahalla Stadium, Future FC claimed a 1-0 win over Ghazl el-Mahalla.
The match sole goal came from midfielder Ghannam Mohamed in the 57th minutes.
Future FC is now second in the league table with 48 points from 23 matches as Ghazl el-Mahalla stayed in 10th place with 30 points from 24 matches.
At Petrosport Stadium in Cairo, El-Dakhleya played to a goalless draw against Ceramica Cleopatra.
El-Dakhleya remained at 15th place with 22 points from 24 games as Ceramica Cleopatra dropped into 11th place with 29 points from 24 matches.
