Al Ahly Win Egypt Cup for the 38th Time in History : Nadi Al Ahly defeated Pyramids FC by 2-1 to clinch the 2021/22 Egypt Cup on Monday night and it is the 38th Cup success for the African powerhouse.
The Egypt Cup has been organized 91 times ; Ahly have won it record 38 times and Zamalek have 28 Cup trophies. The difference is massive.
El Karti Walid drew the first blood for Pyramids in the 72nd minute before the influential Mahmoud Kahraba equalized for Ahly just two minutes later at the Cairo International stadium.
The tense final match was then sent into extra time where Hamdi Fathi netted the winning goal in the 105th minute for the Reds.
However Ahly defender Mohamed Abdelmomen was sent off in the 117th minute.
The Cup triumph is the second trophy for Swiss manager Marcel Koller as he also won the 2022 Egypt Super Cup with Ahly who are paired against Raja CA in the quarter-finals of the 2022/23 CAF Champions League.
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