2023–24 Al Ahly SC season

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Al Ahly SC
2023–24 season
PresidentMahmoud El Khatib
Head coachMarcel Koller
StadiumCairo International Stadium
Egyptian Premier League10th
2022–23 Egypt CupWinners
2023–24 Egypt CupRound of 32
Egyptian Super CupWinners
CAF Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
Africa Football LeagueSemi-finals
CAF Super CupRunners-up
FIFA Club World CupThird Place
Top goalscorerLeague:
Percy Tau (4 goals)

All:
Percy Tau (6 goals)
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 12 March 2024.

The 2023–24 Al Ahly SC season is the club's 117th season in existence and the 53rd consecutive season in the top flight of Egyptian football. In addition to the domestic league, Al Ahly will participate in this season's editions of the Egypt Cup, the League Cup, the CAF Champions League, the Africa Football League, the CAF Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup. Al Ahly decided to withdraw from the league cup due to fixture congestion.[1]

Players[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Egypt EGY Mohamed El Shenawy (captain)
2 DF Egypt EGY Khaled Abdel Fattah
3 DF Egypt EGY Omar Kamal
4 DF Egypt EGY Mahmoud Metwalli
5 DF Egypt EGY Ramy Rabia (2nd captain)
6 DF Egypt EGY Yasser Ibrahim
7 MF Egypt EGY Kahraba
8 MF Egypt EGY Akram Tawfik
9 MF State of Palestine PLE Wessam Abou Ali
10 FW South Africa RSA Percy Tau
11 MF Egypt EGY Ahmed Abdel Kader
12 FW Morocco MAR Reda Slim
13 MF Egypt EGY Marwan Attia
14 MF Egypt EGY Hussein El Shahat
15 MF Mali MLI Aliou Dieng
16 GK Egypt EGY Hamza Alaa
17 MF Egypt EGY Amr El Solia (4th captain)
18 FW Tunisia TUN Mohamed Dhaoui
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Egypt EGY Afsha
20 MF Egypt EGY Karim Walid
21 DF Tunisia TUN Ali Maâloul
22 MF Egypt EGY Emam Ashour
23 FW Egypt EGY Salah Mohsen
24 DF Egypt EGY Mohamed Abdel Monem
27 FW France FRA Anthony Modeste
28 DF Egypt EGY Karim Fouad
29 FW Egypt EGY Taher Mohamed
30 DF Egypt EGY Mohamed Hany (3rd captain)
31 GK Egypt EGY Mostafa Shobeir
33 DF Egypt EGY Karim El Debes
34 DF Egypt EGY Moataz Mohamed
35 FW Egypt EGY Mohamed Zaalouk
36 MF Egypt EGY Ahmed Nabil Koka

Out on loan[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Algeria ALG Ahmed Kendouci (at Ceramica Cleopatra until 30 June 2024)
FW Egypt EGY Raafat Khalil (at ZED FC until 30 June 2024)

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF Egypt Emam Ashour Denmark Midtjylland €2,600,000 18 July 2023 [2]
MF Egypt Mostafa El Badry Egypt Future Loan return 20 July 2023 [3]
MF Egypt Karim Nedved Egypt Future Loan return 20 July 2023 [4]
DF Egypt Saad Samir Egypt Future Loan return 20 July 2023 [5]
FW Morocco Reda Slim Morocco AS FAR €2,000,000 30 July 2023 [6]
FW France Anthony Modeste Unattached Free 11 September 2023 [7]
MF State of Palestine Wessam Abou Ali Sweden Sirius €2,000,000 11 January 2024 [8]

Out[edit]

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
MF Brazil Bruno Sávio Bolivia Club Bolívar Undisclosed 5 July 2023 [9]
DF Egypt Ayman Ashraf Egypt National Bank Free 18 July 2023 [10]
FW Egypt Hossam Hassan Egypt Smouha €297,000 21 July 2023 [11]
FW Egypt Mostafa Fawzy Egypt ZED Undisclosed 27 July 2023
MF Egypt Mostafa Saad Egypt ZED Undisclosed 27 July 2023
FW Egypt Shady Hussein Egypt ZED €384,000 27 July 2023
GK Egypt Ali Lotfi Egypt ZED Undisclosed 28 July 2023
DF Egypt Mohamed Ashraf Egypt ZED Loan 28 July 2023
FW Egypt Mohamed Sherif Saudi Arabia Al-Khaleej Undisclosed 14 August 2023 [12]
MF Egypt Mohamed Mahmoud Egypt Future Undisclosed 18 August 2023
MF Algeria Ahmed Kendouci Egypt Ceramica Cleopatra Loan 27 August 2023 [13]
FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Walter Bwalya Morocco Wydad AC Free 29 August 2023 [14]
MF Egypt Ammar Hamdy Egypt Al Mokawloon Al Arab €90,000 4 September 2023 [15]
FW Egypt Fahd Gomaa Egypt Petrol Asyout Free 5 September 2023 [16]
MF Egypt Raafat Khalil Egypt ZED FC Loan 14 September 2023 [17]
MF Egypt Zeyad Tarek Egypt ENPPI Free 14 September 2023 [18]
MF Egypt Mohamed Fakhry Egypt Pharco €121,000 14 September 2023 [19]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

The team had a training camp in Austria, which took place from 28 August to 6 September. During this period, they participated in one practice match.[20]

30 August 2023 Friendly Mauerwerk Austria v Egypt Al Ahly Bad Erlach, Austria
18:00 UTC+2 Stadium: Sportanlage SV Bad Erlach
Note: The match was cancelled.[21]
5 September 2023 Friendly Aluminij Slovenia 1–3 Egypt Al Ahly Austria
18:00 UTC+2
  • 1'
11 September 2023 Friendly Tala'ea El Gaish Egypt 0–1 Egypt Al Ahly Cairo
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Slim soccer ball with red X
Stadium: Gehaz El Reyada Stadium
Attendance: 0
23 January 2024 Friendly Al-Okhdood Saudi Arabia 2–1 Egypt Al Ahly
  • 22'
  • 51'
Attendance: 0
26 January 2024 Friendly Hatta United Arab Emirates 1–1 Egypt Al Ahly
Attendance: 0

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Egyptian Premier League 19 September 2023 August 2024 Matchday 1 11 6 3 2 24 13 +11 054.55
2022–23 Egypt Cup 4 October 2023 8 March 2024 Semi-finals Winner 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 100.00
2023–24 Egypt Cup April 2024 Round of 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Egyptian Super Cup 25 December 2023 28 December 2023 Semi-finals Winner 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 100.00
CAF Champions League 24 September 2023 Second round 12 8 4 0 19 1 +18 066.67
Africa Football League 20 October 2023 1 November 2023 Quarter-finals Quarter-finals 4 0 3 1 3 4 −1 000.00
CAF Super Cup 15 September 2023 Match Runner-up 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
FIFA Club World Cup 15 December 2023 Second round Third Place 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 066.67
Total 35 20 10 5 63 26 +37 057.14

Last updated: 20 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

Egyptian Premier League[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Ceramica Cleopatra 18 6 7 5 28 20 +8 25
10 Modern Future 17 6 7 4 18 14 +4 25
11 Al Ahly 12 7 3 2 26 14 +12 24
12 Zamalek 13 6 3 4 22 14 +8 21
13 Ismaily 20 4 7 9 19 24 −5 19
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2024. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Play-off tie.[22]
(Note: Head-to-head records are used for final standings only)

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
11 6 3 2 24 13  +11 21 3 2 0 14 4  +10 3 1 2 10 9  +1

Last updated: 15 April 2024.
Source: Worldfootball

Results by round[edit]

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Updated to match(es) played on 15 April 2024. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

The league fixtures were unveiled on 11 September 2023.[23]

19 September 2023 1 Al Ahly 4–0 Al Masry Alexandria
19:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Adel
8 October 2023 3 Al Ahly 3–1 Ismaily Alexandria
19:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna
4 November 2023 6 Al Mokawloon 1–2 Al Ahly Cairo
19:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium
Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din
8 November 2023 2 Ceramica Cleopatra 1–2 Al Ahly Cairo
16:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium
Referee: Abdelaziz El Sayed
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 27 September 2023, but was postponed due to 2023–24 CAF Champions League.[24]
11 November 2023 4 El Gouna 1–1 Al Ahly El Gouna
17:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Khaled Bichara Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Yousef
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 23 October 2023, but was postponed.
28 November 2023 7 Al Ahly 0–0 Smouha Cairo
19:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Adel
27 February 2024 5 Al Ahly 5–1 Baladiyat El Mahalla Cairo
19:00 UTC+2
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Ghandour
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 29 October 2023, but was postponed.
12 March 2024 15 National Bank 4–3 Al Ahly Cairo
21:30 UTC+2
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna
15 March 2024 16 Al Ahly 2–2 ENPPI Cairo
--:-- UTC+3 Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
11 April 2024 8 ZED 0–1 Al Ahly Cairo
19:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Amin Omar
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 6 December 2023, but was postponed.
15 April 2024 10 Zamalek 2–1 Al Ahly Cairo
19:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din
Note: Postponed from 15 February.
7 May 2024 9 Al Ahly v Al Ittihad Cairo
--:-- UTC+3 Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
14 June 2024 11 Pharco v Al Ahly Alexandria
Note: Postponed from 2 January.
21 June 2024 12 Al Ahly v El Dakhleya Cairo
--:-- UTC+3 Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
1 July 2024 13 Tala'ea El Gaish v Al Ahly Cairo
Stadium: Gehaz El Reyada Stadium
Note: Postponed from 19 February.
12 July 2024 14 Al Ahly v Pyramids
--:-- UTC+3
Note: Postponed from 27 February.
3 April 2024 17 Modern Future v Al Ahly Cairo
22:30 UTC+3

2022–23 Egypt Cup[edit]

4 October 2023 Semi-finals Al Ahly 3–0 ENPPI Cairo
19:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Tarek Magdy
8 March 2024 Final Zamalek 0–2 Al Ahly Riyadh
20:30 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Al-Awwal Park
Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)

2023–24 Egypt Cup[edit]

League Cup[edit]

Egyptian Super Cup[edit]

25 December 2023 Semi-final Al Ahly 1–0 Ceramica Cleopatra Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
21:00
Report Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf
28 December 2023 Final Modern Future 2–4 (a.e.t.) Al Ahly Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
21:00 Report
Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Adel

CAF Champions League[edit]

Second round[edit]

The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 25 July 2023.[25]

24 September 2023 First leg Saint George Ethiopia 0–3 Egypt Al Ahly Cairo
20:00 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Pousri Armi Alfred (Chad)
Note: The match was played outside Ethiopia because the stadiums do not meet the requirements of the CAF.[26]
29 September 2023 Second leg Al Ahly Egypt 4–0
(7–0 agg.)
Ethiopia Saint George Cairo
19:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)

Group stage[edit]

The draw for the group stage was held on 6 October 2023.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AHL YNG CRB MED
1 Egypt Al Ahly 6 3 3 0 6 1 +5 12 Advance to knockout stage 1–0 0–0 3–0
2 Tanzania Young Africans 6 2 2 2 9 6 +3 8[a] 1–1 4–0 3–0
3 Algeria CR Belouizdad 6 2 2 2 7 6 +1 8[a] 0–0 3–0 3–0
4 Ghana Medeama 6 1 1 4 3 12 −9 4 0–1 1–1 2–1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head goal difference: Young Africans +1, CR Belouizdad –1.
25 November 2023 1 Al Ahly Egypt 3–0 Ghana Medeama Cairo
21:00 UTC+2
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
2 December 2023 2 Young Africans Tanzania 1–1 Egypt Al Ahly Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
19:00 UTC+3
Stadium: Benjamin Mkapa Stadium
Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania)
8 December 2023 3 Al Ahly Egypt 0–0 Algeria CR Belouizdad Alexandria
21:00 UTC+2 Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
16 February 2024 (2024-02-16)[a] 4 CR Belouizdad Algeria 0–0 Egypt Al Ahly Algiers, Algeria
20:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)
23 February 2024 (2024-02-23) 5 Medeama Ghana 0–1 Egypt Al Ahly Kumasi, Ghana
16:00 UTC±0 Report Stadium: Baba Yara Stadium
Referee: Patrice Tanguy Mebiame (Gabon)
1 March 2024 (2024-03-01) 6 Al Ahly Egypt 1–0 Tanzania Young Africans Cairo
18:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)

Knockout stage[edit]

Quarter-finals[edit]

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 12 March 2024.

29 March 2024 (2024-03-29) First leg Simba Tanzania 0–1 Egypt Al Ahly Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam
21:00 UTC+3 Report
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
5 April 2024 (2024-04-05) Second leg Al Ahly Egypt 2–0
(3–0 agg.)
Tanzania Simba Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
22:00 UTC+2
Report Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)

Semi-finals[edit]

20 April 2024 (2024-04-20) First leg TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo 0–0 Egypt Al Ahly Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi
15:00 UTC+2 Report Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
26 April 2024 (2024-04-26) Second leg Al Ahly Egypt v Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
21:00 UTC+3 Report Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

Africa Football League[edit]

The draw was held on 2 September 2023.[27]

Quarter-finals[edit]

20 October 2023 First leg Simba Tanzania 2–2 Egypt Al Ahly Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
18:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
24 October 2023 Second leg Al Ahly Egypt 1–1
(3–3 agg.)
Tanzania Simba Cairo
17:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)

Semi-finals[edit]

29 October 2023 First leg Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa 1–0 Egypt Al Ahly Pretoria, South Africa
15:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)
1 November 2023 Second leg Al Ahly Egypt 0–0
(0–1 agg.)
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns Cairo
20:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)

CAF Super Cup[edit]

15 September 2023 Final Al Ahly Egypt 0–1 Algeria USM Alger Taif, Saudi Arabia
21:00 UTC+3
Stadium: King Fahd Sports City
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

FIFA Club World Cup[edit]

The draw was held on 5 September 2023.[28]

15 December 2023 Quarter-finals Al Ahly Egypt 3–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
21:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 56,111
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
18 December 2023 Semi-finals Fluminense Brazil 2–0 Egypt Al Ahly Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
21:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 34,986
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
22 December 2023 Match for third place Urawa Red Diamonds Japan 2–4 Egypt Al Ahly Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
17:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City
Attendance: 10,290
Referee: Tori Penso (United States)

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Rescheduled due to Al Ahly's participation in the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup.

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