CAIRO — As Round 21 of the Egyptian Premier League came to a close, the title race took another intriguing turn with Zamalek emerging as the new leaders of the table on 43 points, capping off an impressive run of form.
Hot on their heels are Pyramids FC, who occupy second place with 40 points, while Al-Ahly sits third on the same tally, trailing only on goal difference.
Ceramica Cleopatra, meanwhile, wrapped up the first-half of the season in fourth place with 38 points, keeping themselves firmly in the race near the summit of the table.
Zamalek 1-0 Al-Ittihad
Zamalek secured their eighth consecutive victory after defeating Al-Ittihad of Alexandria 1-0 at Cairo International Stadium in the 21st round of the Egyptian Premier League.
With this win, Zamalek increased their points tally to 43, maintaining their sole lead in the league standings. Al-Ittihad remains in 14th place with 20 points.
Al-Ahly 3–1 Contractors
Al-Ahly returned to winning ways with an impressive 3–1 victory over Arab Contractors at the Arab Contractors Stadium in the 21st round of the Egyptian Premier League.
Goals from Mahmoud Hassan ‘Trezeguet’, Emam Ashour, and Hussein El-Shahat sealed the win for the Red Devils, with one goal arriving in the first-half and two after the break. Mohamed Salem netted the only goal for the hosts.
The victory sees Al-Ahly bounce back from their 1–1 draw against ZED FC, moving to 40 points from 19 matches while maintaining third place in the league standings.
Arab Contractors remain in 17th place with 18 points from 20 matches.
Pyramids 3–1 El-Hodood
Pyramids FC claimed a 3–1 away win over Haras El-Hodood at Haras El-Hodood Stadium in the 21st round of the Egyptian Premier League.
Marwan Hamdy opened the scoring for Pyramids in the 42nd minute, before Mahmoud Zalaka doubled the lead in the 62nd minute.
Haras El-Hodood reduced the deficit through a 70th-minute penalty converted by Mohamed Ashraf Rouka, but Youssef Obama wrapped up the victory with a late strike in the 87th minute.
Pyramids move to 40 points, sitting second in the table. Haras El-Hodood remains in 18th place with 17 points from 20 matches.
Ceramica 2–2 NBE Club
Ceramica Cleopatra and NBE Club shared the spoils in a 2–2 draw at the Suez Canal Authority Stadium in Ismailia in matchday 21 of the Egyptian Premier League.
The result sees Ceramica concludes the first round of the season in fourth place with 38 points from 20 matches, recording 11 wins, five draws, and four defeats, while scoring 29 goals and conceding 16.
NBE Club climbs to eighth place with 26 points from 19 matches, after registering five wins, 11 draws, and three losses, with 18 goals scored and 13 conceded.
El-Gouna 0-0 Wadi Degla
The match between El-Gouna and Wadi Degla ended in a goalless draw at Khaled Bishara Stadium.
With this result, El-Gouna occupies 10th place in the Egyptian League table with 25 points, while Wadi Degla sits in 6th place with 29 points.
Al-Masry 2-0 Ismaily
Al-Masry of Port Said achieved a thrilling 2-0 victory over Ismaily at Borg El-Arab Stadium.
With this result, Al-Masry occupies fifth place with 32 points, while Ismaily is in a difficult position at the bottom of the standings with 11 points, as Ismaily failed to correct their course under the new technical leadership of Khaled Galal.
Talae El-Geish 2–1 Petrojet
Talae El-Gaish secured a hard-fought 2–1 victory over Petrojet at Petrosport Stadium.
Despite the defeat, Petrojet sits 11th in the league table with 25 points from 20 matches, having recorded five wins, 10 draws, and five defeats.
Talae El-Geish moves to 19 points from 19 matches, placing them 15th in the standings after four wins, seven draws, and eight losses.
