Egypt’s Cup dates revealed

CAIRO, 5 August 2019: The competitions committee of the Egyptian Football Association announced the dates of the remaining rounds of the Egyptian Cup for the season 2018/2019 until the semi-finals as follows:

Al Ahly vs Pyramids FC – 16TH round – 17 August 2019 – Borg El Arab stadium
Zamalek vs Misr Al Makassah – 16th round – 28 August 2019 – Al Salam stadium

Al Ahly continue their daily training in preparation for the matches against Atlabara, South Sudan club, in the 64th round of the African Champions League.

Both the first & second legs will be held in Egypt as the Reds reached an agreement with Sudanese club to play both games in Egypt.

Al Ahly started preparation on Friday to host the Sudanese club on Sunday, August 11th . The second leg will be on one of the three days, 23,24,25 August.

Al-Ahly achieved their 41st league title after a fierce competition with arch rivals, Zamalek.

The Reds ended the Egyptian league topping the standings with 80 points, 8 points above their rivals, Zamalek.

Zamalek have been topping the Egyptian league most of the past year but they wasted a lot of points in the last 10 rounds which affected their leadership.