Al Ahly have lost their first major trophy since the departure of Pitso Mosimane in June, and they lost the Cup to arch-rivals Zamalek.
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In some ways, this is similar to last season when commitments in the African Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup left too many games in hand and too ...
A first major prize as head coach then would be a huge boost to Soares and Al-Ahly and give optimism and confidence going into the final stretch of the league season. Soares will be hoping that El-Shenawy and the rest of the team rise to the occasion as the coach still has to prove himself to the fans. It is also about the future of the coaches. Zamalek have won their last four in the league and are finding top gear at a crucial stage of the season. It is about the future of the league trophy, in a way. In the end, the Red Giants came up short and there are the same concerns of fatigue this time around with 13 games from now until the end of August.
Zamalek won the domestic double of the 2020-2021 season and for sure their victory on Thursday will give them an edge in the domestic league title race.
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Ahram Online provided a live coverage for Thursday game between Ahly and Zamalek in the 2020-2021 Egypt Cup final.
Polish referee Szymon Marciniak will take charge of the game. 20 Yellow card for Ashraf 47 Yellow card for Soliman. 80 Yellow card for Maaloul 83 Yellow card for Obama 87 Yellow card for Zizo