Egyptian Capital Cup: The crossbar denies Al Ahly from taking the lead against Al Mokawloon after 60 minutes.


The Al Ahly team intensified their attack against Arab Contractors after 60 minutes of their match at Cairo International Stadium, as part of the second round of the Cairo Capital Cup.

Mahmoud Salah missed a clear scoring opportunity after receiving the ball following a play by Sofiane Benjedida in the 48th minute, but he shot it wide of the right post, missing an easy chance to put Al Ahly ahead.

The post denied Tamer Mohamed Tamer from scoring the first goal against Arab Contractors in the 54th minute after he deflected a brilliant shot, keeping the score at 0-0.

Al Ahly lineup against Arab Contractors


Goalkeeper: Hamza Alaa
Defense: Mohamed Hani, Hadi Riyad, Yasser Ibrahim, Karim Fouad
Midfield: Akram Tawfik, Ahmed Reda, Mahmoud Salah, Tamer Mohamed Tamer, Mohamed Abdullah
Attack: Sofiane Benjedida
Substitutes: Ashraf Dari, Ahmed Eid, Mounsef Bakar, Yassine Marai, Ashraf Ben Sharqi, Omar Maawad, Mohamed Magdy Afsha, Ali Mahmoud, Mostafa Shobeir

Arab Contractors lineup against Al Ahly


Goalkeeper: Mahmoud Abu Saud
Defense: Mohamed Ammar, Hassan Shakosh, Khaled Abdel Fattah, Nader Hisham
Midfield: Omar El Wahsh, Mostafa Gamal, Mido Gaber, Mohamed Abdel Nasir
Attack: Joakim Oguera, Idrissa Tiam
Substitutes: Mahmoud El Hasri, Youssef Safina, Anas Bani Awda, Ahmed Fouad, Mohamed Refaat Rivo, Ahmed Ould Bahia, Joseph Oshaia, Ibrahim Adel, Shadi Hussein