Cairo is red as Al Ahly defeats rivals Zamalek in derby
Striker Mohamed Sherif scored a brace in the opening half, as African champions Al Ahly defeated continental runners-up and eternal rivals Zamalek 2-1 on Sunday (18 April 2021) in a rescheduled Matchday 4 game of the 2020-21 Egyptian Premier League at Cairo International Stadium.
The score is an imitation to the same result when both giants locked horns in the 2019-20 Total CAF Champions League final last November at the same venue, in what was described then as the âFinal of the Centuryâ.
Zamalek skipper Mahmoud Abdel Razek âShikabalaâ scored his sideâs lone goal between Sherifâs double, as the