When the Home Camp Takes a Stumble: Ahly Suffer a 0-3 Setback in Cairo's Capital Cup
30 December 2025
Match Report
Al Ahly suffered a bitter 0-3 home defeat to visiting El Mokawloon in the fourth round of Group A of the Cairo Capital Cup.
Under Danish coach Jes Thorup, Ahly fielded a youth-heavy lineup after a quick Egypt Cup exit to Telecom Egypt FC, a second-division side.
El Mokawloon opened the scoring in the 20th minute from a penalty by Mostafa Gamal, and Joakim Ojera added the second in the 41st.
Nigerian Kalou Onyaemichi finished off the win with a superb strike in the 65th minute.
The match also saw Hamza Abdel Karim suffer an injury in the 33rd minute and be replaced by Mohamed Zaalouk.
With the defeat, Al Ahly stayed on 3 points, in sixth place and near the bottom, shrinking their chances of reaching the knockout stage.
El Mokawloon rose to 4 points in fourth place under coach Sami Khamsan.
In the same group, Tala’ea El Gaish beat Ghazl El Mahalla 1-0.
Tunisian Hosam Al-Souisi scored for Gaish in the 36th minute, while Nigerian Sunday Williams of Mahalla was sent off in the 63rd.
Gaish moved to 7 points, second behind leaders Pharco by two, while Mahalla stayed on 3 points in fifth under Alaa Abdel Aal.
In short, Cairo’s capital cup delivered drama and a reality check for a heavyweight club that learned to adapt on the fly.
Punchline: If you blink, the scoreline changes faster than a referee’s whistle—welcome to football’s real-time comedy club.
Punchline 2: The only thing older than Ahly’s lineup is the scoreboard’s sense of humor.
