The Egyptian Super match between Al-Ahly and Pyramids is being watched by Egyptian football fans this evening, on Friday.
facts regarding the Egyptian Super match between Al-Ahly and Pyramids
The date of the Al-Ahly and Pyramids' encounter for the Egyptian Super Cup, as well as the formation of Al-Ahly in this significant and anticipated match in the march of the Red Genie this season will be announced this evening, Friday, May 5, 2023, for Egyptian football enthusiasts and lovers of the Red Castle.
- Al-Ahly was set to play Zamalek, its counterpart and longtime adversary, in the Egyptian Super Cup final last season. However, Zamalek apologized, forcing Al-Ahly to play Pyramids, which took second place in the league championship last year.
- Additionally, Al-Ahly recently defeated Pyramids in the league championship, giving the team a big morale boost going into this game.
- After defeating Moroccan Raja Casablanca in the quarterfinals last week, Al-Ahly was able to advance to the next four rounds of the African Champions League. The team's players are in excellent physical and moral condition.
- The South African squad Marumo Glantis, on the other side, defeated the Pyramids team to go to the African Confederation Cup semifinals.
- On the grounds of the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in the United Arab Emirates, the Al-Ahly match against Pyramids in the Super Cup will take place.
Date of Al-Ahly and Pyramids' Egyptian Super Cup matchup
The Egyptian Super Cup match between Al-Ahly and Pyramids will take place today, Friday, May 5, at 7:30 p.m. Cairo time, 8:30 p.m. Saudi Arabian, and Makkah Al-Mukarramah time, and 9:30 p.m. UAE time.
Even if their intentions are the same, the two teams come into tonight's game from different perspectives. Al-Ahly is revitalized after recently defeating Moroccan Raja to advance to the African Champions League semifinals.
Al-Ahly triumphed 2-0 in Cairo and drew 0-0 in Morocco, giving the Red Genie a matchup against Tunisian Esperance in the final, while Pyramids suffers. Africa after being eliminated from the Confederation Championship by Marumo Gallants of South Africa in the second leg of the quarterfinals, where he lost 0-1, following a 1-1 draw in Cairo in the first round.
The Egyptian Super won the previous edition at the expense of Zamalek, followed by the Egyptian Cup at the expense of Pyramids, and the Red Genie hopes to win the Super title for the thirteenth time.
Despite these disparate environments, the coronation is the primary motivation for the two teams. The Pyramids squad, led by Portuguese coach Pacheco, has previously won 12 titles, and this year's scenario is no different. The team is hoping to win its first championship in the organization's history.
Emirates-based Al-Ahly and Pyramids training
Despite the stress that both teams are under in preparation for tonight's game, Al-Ahly and Pyramids both declared that they are prepared for it. Al-Ahly trained three times in the Emirates while Pyramids trained just twice.
Since Pyramids features more than one notable player who Koller demanded to be suspended in their leadership, Ramadan Sobhi, Mustafa Fathi, and Walid Al-Karti, Marcel Kohler was eager to watch more than one match for the heavenly team to explore it thoroughly, and learn about its strengths and weaknesses.
To come up with a strategy to halt Al-Ahmar's playing keys, headed by Percy Tau, Hussein Al-Shahat, and Kahraba, Pacheco also followed Al-Ahly's most recent matches domestically and in Africa.