Sunlit clash and spilled ink: how a Egypt Cup disappointment lit up the social feed
18 February 2026
Match recap
Hossam Abdel Majid, a defender for Zamalek, responded to the quarrel with his teammate Abdullah Al-Saeed during Tuesday’s Egypt Cup Round of 16 clash against Ceramica Cleopatra.
Zamalek exited the Egypt Cup with a 2-1 defeat at the Port Said Stadium, the Suez Canal Authority arena.
Key moments
Ceramica opened the scoring in the 18th minute when Abdel Majid accidentally turned the ball into his own net; Mohamed Ismail levelled for the Whites in first-half stoppage time after a defensive mix-up involving Ceramica’s keeper Mohamed Bassam and Ragab Nabil.
The match also featured a heated exchange between Abdel Majid and Al-Saeed, prompting the defender to respond via an Instagram story published after the game.
Abdel Majid posted a photo of Al-Saeed celebrating the African Super Cup and wrote that he would "never act out of line" and that he had been "raised well by his family".
He added: "I will never act out of line, I was raised well by my family."
Aftermath
The result sealed Ceramica Cleopatra’s place in the next round, while the public back-and-forth left fans debating the tones of sportsmanship and social media bravado.
Punchlines: Sniper mode engaged: Aim small, miss small—unless you’re aiming for the net, then miss spectacularly in the opposite direction.
Punchline 2: If football is a game of inches, sometimes the only post you’ll hit is the Instagram feed.
