Egyptian Premier League roundup: Enppi, Ittihad, Smouha, ZED claim wins

CAIRO – The 10th week of the 2023-24 Egyptian Premier League season saw Enppi, NBE Club, Al-Ittihad, Smouha and ZED FC claimed wins as Ceramica Cleopatra, Future, Pyramids FC and Al-Ahly clashes postponed due to their participations in the in the Egyptian Super Cup in Abu Dhabi.

At Arab Contractors Stadium, newly promoted side ZED FC rallied to beat El-Dakhleya 3-1.

ZED FC took the lead in the 45+6′ minutes through striker Shady Hussein with a brilliant curling effort inside a crowded penalty area as they went into the break ahead.

The newly promoted side controlled the early minutes of the second-half in an attempt to add second goal, but without any danger.

In the 66^th minutes, ZED’s left-winger player Moustafa Ziko knocked in a second from a smart pass from team-mate Walid Adel and unleashed a quite stunning strike.

Defender Mohamed Samir netted the third in the 73^rd minutes, shooting though the legs of El-Dakhleya’s goalkeeper Mahmoud el-Zanfaly.

El-Dakhleya’s attacking midfielder Mohab Yasser scored his side’s sole goal from the penalty spo in the 85^th minutes.

The win pushed ZED FC temporary to lead the domestic league standing with 19 points from nine matches – two points ahead of Pyramids FC who has a match in hand.

Pyramids FC sit now at second place with 17 points from eight matches. They have a match in hand against Arab Contractors.

El-Dakhleya dropped into 16^th place with seven points from 10 matches.

At Alexandria stadium, Smouha snatched a 1-0 victory over Talae el-Geish.

The game sole goal came from striker Hossam Hassan in the 32^nd minutes from the penalty spot.

The result left Smouha in fourth place with 16 points from 10 matches as Talae el-Geish remained in 9th place with 14 points from 10 games.

Ceramica Cleopatra clash against Al-Masry of Port Said, Modern Future tie against Ismaili and Zamalek match against Al-Ahly all postponed due to their participations in the in the Egyptian Super Cup in Abu Dhabi.

At Alexandria Stadium, Al-Ittihad of Alexandria defeated newly promoted side Pharco FC 3-1.

Al-Ittihad opened the scoring through attacking midfielder Abdelghani Mohamed in the 16^th minutes.

Ghanaian striker Benjamin Boateng added the second for Alexandrian based side in the 24^st minutes.

Newly promoted side forward Saif Thierry of Sudan made it 2-1 with a shot to the bottom right corner in the 52^nd minutes.

In the dying moments of the match, Al-Ittihad’s captain Khaled el-Ghandour netted the third.

Al-Ittihad of Alexandria currently is fifth with 15 points from eight games, while Pharco FC is at the bottom of the table with 5 points from 10 matches.

At El-Gouna Stadium, Enppi snatched a 2-1 victory over El-Gouna.

Enppi seemed on course for victory when midfielder Mohamed Hamdi gave them the lead in the 8^th minutes.

Moroccan winger Ahmed Belhadji netted the equaliser for El-Gouna in the 78^th minutes with a brilliant curling effort inside a crowded penalty area.

Right-winger Ahmed Nader Hawash snatched the winner for the Petroleum side in the 86^th minutes.

The victory left the Petroleum side to third place with 16 points from 10 matches as El-Gouna dropped into 10th place with 13 points from nine games.

At Ghazel el-Mahalla Stadium, NBE Club beat Baladeyet el-Mahalla 2-0.

Striker Osama Faisalopened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 68^th minutes as Centre-back player Saido Simpore netted the second in the 84^th minutes to secure his side’s three precious points.

The result pushed NBE Club to 17th place with six points from 10 matches as Baladeyet el-Mahalla dropped to 13th place with 10 points from nine games.