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On May 16, many important events took place.
Safar Khan Gallery in Zamalek is preparing to present a group exhibition during summer to commemorate the pioneers of modern Egyptian art, as well as internationally established contemporary artists.
Carteron praised his play-maker after he started the game against Smouha and helped the White Knights achieve an important 2-1 win before the Cairo derby on Monday against Al Ahly.
Al Ahly's head coach Pitso Mosimane spoke after the game and hailed the performance of his players in the game after losing five points in the last two games.
Smouha were the first team in the league to get the three points against Al Ahly this season, having secured a late 2-1 win over the Red Eagles.
Sunday's game could witness Awwad's first appearance for Zamalek since the first of February 2020.
Al Ahly were held to a 1-1 draw against El Gouna on Friday night in the Egyptian League at Al Ahly stadium.
The Red Devils will be hoping to avoid deja-vu as they will be facing Al Ittihad in a repeat of last season's final, which ended with a victory for Al Ittihad.
Al Ahly added the league title to the Egyptian Cup title, which they achieved in March to complete the domestic double.
The Egyptian side, who secured qualification to the quarter-finals from the previous round, got the three points thanks to a goal from Ibrahim Adel.
The French head coach stated that his team will fight to win the League and Cup titles this season.
Zamalek's Moroccan forwards, Achraf Bencharki and Hamid Ahadad, scored two goals to secure a 2-0 win for the White Knights over El Entag El Harby
The Egyptian League's semi-finals matches will be played between 4 and 10 May.
It was clear that Al Ahly will face difficulties in the match despite going to the game in high spirits after a vital win over Zamalek in Cairo derby.
The first derby in Ramadan goes back to 7 April 1957 and ended with a 2-0 win for the Red Devils thanks to a brace from the club's legend El-Dhizhui.
Al Ahly will count on their back-up goalkeeper Ali Lotfy, who will appear in the derby for the first time in his career.
Zamalek enter the game in high spirits as they are on an impressive run under the leadership of Patrice Carteron.
If the game finished in a draw, the two teams will face off again in a match to decide the league champion.
Al Ahly and Zamalek booked their places in the Egyptian Cup round of 16 after a strong start to the competition.
Zizou missed Zamalek’s 2-0 win over MC Alger in Matchday 5 of the CAF Champions League group stage due to injury.
