2021–22 Al Ahly SC season

The 2021–22 Al Ahly season is the 114th season in the football club's history and 63rd consecutive and overall season in the top flight of Egyptian football, the Egyptian Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, Al Ahly also are participating in this season's editions of the domestic cup, the Egypt Cup, the Egyptian Super Cup, and the first-tier African cup, the CAF Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup.

Al Ahly
2020–21 season
PresidentMahmoud El Khatib
ManagerPitso Mosimane
StadiumCairo International Stadium
Al Ahly WE Stadium
Egyptian Premier League1st
Egypt CupRound of 32
Egyptian Super CupTBD
CAF Champions LeagueGroup stage
CAF Super CupWinners
FIFA Club World CupThird place
All statistics correct as of 15 September 2021.

Kit information

Supplier: Umbro
Sponsors: WE, SAIB Bank, GLC Paints, Tiger Chips, Royal Dutch Shell

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Players

Current squad
As of 21 January 2022
Squad no. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth Signed from Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Mohamed El Shenawy(captain) GK (1988-12-18) 18 December 1988 Petrojet 169 0
16 Ali Lotfi GK (1989-10-14) 14 October 1989 ENPPI 22 0
31 Mostafa Shobier GK (2000-03-01) 1 March 2000 Youth academy 2 0
Defenders
2 Mahmoud Wahid LB (1994-06-19) 19 June 1994 Misr Lel Makkasa 33 0
13 Badr Benoun CB (1993-09-30) 30 September 1993 Raja CA 38 4
4 Mahmoud Metwalli CB/DM (1993-01-04) 4 January 1993 Ismaily 18 0
5 Ramy Rabia CB/DM (1993-05-20) 20 May 1993 Sporting CP 191 11
6 Yasser Ibrahim CB (1993-02-10) 10 February 1993 Smouha 77 5
12 Ayman Ashraf CB/LB (1991-04-09) 9 April 1991 Smouha 182 4
21 Ali Maâloul LB (1990-01-03) 3 January 1990 CS Sfaxien 166 28
30 Mohamed Hany RB (1996-01-25) 25 January 1996 Youth academy 198 3
28 Karim Fouad RB (1999-10-01) 1 October 1999 Nogoom 0 0
Midfielders
8 Hamdy Fathy DM/CB (1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 ENPPI 74 6
11 Walid Soliman (Vice-captain) AM/RW/LW (1984-12-01) 1 December 1984 ENPPI 276 67
15 Aliou Dieng DM (1997-10-16) 16 October 1997 MC Alger 92 3
17 Amr El Solia CM/DM (1990-04-02) 2 April 1990 Al Shaab 223 21
19 Afsha AM/CM (1996-03-05) 5 March 1996 Pyramids 93 18
25 Akram Tawfik DM/CM/RB (1997-11-08) 8 November 1997 ENPPI 52 1
22 Mohamed Mahmoud DM/CM (1998-05-07) 7 May 1998 Wadi Degla SC 2 0
35 Ahmed Abdelkader AM (1999-05-23) 23 May 1999 Youth Academy
Forwards
10 Mohamed Sherif ST/RW/LW (1996-02-04) 4 February 1996 Wadi Degla 60 31
14 Hussein El Shahat RW/AM/RB (1992-06-21) 21 June 1992 Al Ain 104 25
18 Salah Mohsen ST/LW/RW (1998-09-01) 1 September 1998 ENPPI 67 15
27 Taher Mohamed ST/LW (1997-03-03) 3 March 1997 Al Mokawloon 42 6
38 Amar Hamdy RW (1999-03-07) 7 March 1999 Al Nasr 1 0
29 Luís Miquissone RW (1995-07-25) 25 July 1995 Simba 0 0
23 Percy Tau ST (1994-05-13) 13 May 1994 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 0
9 Hossam Hassan ST (1993-09-02) 2 September 1993 Smouha 0 0

Youth Academy

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
32 FW  EGY Ahmed Said Gharib
33 DF  EGY Faress Mohamed
34 DF  EGY Mohamed Maghrabi
36 MF  EGY Ahmed Nabil Koka
37 GK  EGY Hamza Alla
No. Pos. Nation Player
39 DF  EGY Abdel Rahman Ashraf
40 MF  EGY Arabi Badr
43 MF  EGY Mohamed Fakhri
45 DF  EGY Mohamed Maghrabi

Transfers

Transfers in
# Position Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
FW Aliou Badji Ankaragücü End of loan 30 June 2021
FW Ahmed Yasser Rayyan Ceramica Cleopatra 30 August 2021
FW Amar Hamdy Al Ittihad 30 August 2021
FW Shady Radwan National Bank of Egypt 30 August 2021
35 MF Ahmed Abdelkader Smouha 30 August 2021
9 FW Hossam Hassan Smouha Undisclosed 26 August 2021 [1]
DF Percy Tau Brighton & Hove Albion E£35m 26 August 202 [2]
29 MF Luís Miquissone Simba E£15m 26 August 2021 [3]
28 DF Karim Fouad Nogoom E£13m 26 August 2021 [4]
FW Mostafa El Badry El Entag El Harby E£7m 7 September 2021 [5]
DF Mohamed Abdelmonem Future End of loan 30 January 2022 [6]

Transfers out
Position Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
DF Ahmed Alaa Al Masry Released 30 August 2021 [7]
FW Marwan Mohsen Future Released 9 September 2021 [8]
MF Nasser Maher Future E£13m 1 October 2021 [9]

Loans out
Position Player Loaned to Date Loan expires Source
FW Aliou Badji Amiens 4 August 2021 30 June 2022 [10]
FW Ahmed Yasser Rayyan Altay 17 August 2021 30 June 2022 [11]
FW Walter Bwalya Malatyaspor 31 August 2021 30 June 2022 [12]
DF Ahmed Ramadan Smouha 1 September 2021 30 June 2022 [13]
MF Shady Radwan National Bank of Egypt 3 September 2021 30 June 2022 [14]
MF Mostafa El Badry Future 7 September 2021 30 June 2023 [15]
MF Karim Walid Future 13 September 2021 30 June 2022 [16]
DF Saad Samir Future 15 September 2021 30 June 2022 [17]

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Egyptian Premier League 27 October 2021 Matchday 1 10 9 1 0 30 8 +22 090.00
Egypt Cup Round of 32 !—
CAF Champions League 15 October 2021 Second Round 7 3 2 2 11 4 +7 042.86
CAF Super Cup 22 December 2021 Final 1 1 0 0 1 1 +0 100.00
FIFA Club World Cup 2 February 2022 12 February 2022 Second round Third place 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 066.67
Total 21 15 3 3 47 15 +32 071.43

Last updated: 11 March 2022
Source: Competitions

Egyptian Premier League
Main article: 2021–22 Egyptian Premier League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Zamalek 17 13 2 2 32 16 +16 41 Qualification for the Champions League
2 Al Ahly 14 10 3 1 32 10 +22 33
3 Pyramids 15 10 2 3 25 13 +12 32 Qualification for the Confederation Cup
4 Future 16 8 4 4 28 14 +14 28
5 Smouha 16 7 6 3 20 17 +3 27
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2022. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Head-to-Head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
10 9 1 0 30 8  +22 28 5 0 0 13 1  +12 4 1 0 17 7  +10

Source: Soccerway

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWWWWWDWWW
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Updated to match(es) played on 11 March 2022. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The fixtures for the 2021–22 season were announced on 12 October 2021.[18]

27 October 2021 (2021-10-27) 1 Ismaily 0–4 Al Ahly Alexandria
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mohamed Adel
31 October 2021 (2021-10-31) 2 Al Ahly 1–0 National Bank of Egypt Cairo
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Farid  51'
 Stadium: Al Ahly WE Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mahmoud Ashour
5 November 2021 (2021-11-05) 3 Zamalek 3–5 Al Ahly Cairo
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cairo Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
19 November 2021 (2021-11-19) 4 Al Ahly 1–0 Al Mokawloon Al Arab Cairo
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Al Ahly WE Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mohamed Adel
22 November 2021 (2021-11-22) 5 Ghazl El Mahalla 2–3 Al Ahly El Mahalla El Kubra
19:30 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Yehia 57'
  • Hamed  75'
  • Tawfik 90+4' (o.g.)
  • El Nadry  90+6'
 Report
Stadium: Ghazl El Mahalla Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mohamed Hanafi
25 November 2021 (2021-11-25) 6 Al Ahly 4–1 Smouha Cairo
16:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Al Ahly WE Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna
26 December 2021 (2021-12-26) 7 Future 1–1 Al Ahly Cairo
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Al Ahly WE Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mohamed Hanafi
22 February 2022 (2022-02-22) 10 Al Ahly 4–0 Misr Lel Makkasa Cairo
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
  • Abdelmoniem  88'
 Stadium: Al Ahly WE Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Abdelaziz El Sayed
1 March 2022 (2022-03-01) 11 Pharco 1–4 Al Ahly Alexandria
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Ibrahim 17'
  • Emad  64'
Stadium: Alexandria Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf
8 March 2022 (2022-03-08) 8 Al Ahly 3–0 Pyramids Cairo
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Stadium: Al Ahly WE Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna
6 April 2022 (2022-04-06) 12 Al Ahly v Al Ittihad
21:30 CAT (UTC+2)
9 April 2022 (2022-04-09) 13 Al Masry v Al Ahly
21:30 CAT (UTC+2)
12 April 2022 (2022-04-12) 14 Al Ahly v Eastern Company
21:30 CAT (UTC+2)
19 April 2022 (2022-04-19) 15 ENPPI v Al Ahly
21:30 CAT (UTC+2)
27 April 2022 (2022-04-27) 16 Al Ahly v Tala'ea El Gaish
21:30 CAT (UTC+2)
30 April 2022 (2022-04-30) 17 Ceramica Cleopatra v Al Ahly
21:30 CAT (UTC+2)
 () 9 El Gouna v Al Ahly
CAT (UTC+2)
 () 18 Al Ahly v Ismaily
CAT (UTC+2)
 () 19 National Bank of Egypt v Al Ahly
CAT (UTC+2)
 () 20 Al Ahly v Zamalek
CAT (UTC+2)
 () 21 Al Mokawloon Al Arab v Al Ahly
CAT (UTC+2)
 () 22 Al Ahly v Ghazl El Mahalla
CAT (UTC+2)
 () 23 Smouha v Al Ahly
CAT (UTC+2)
 () 24 Al Ahly v Future
CAT (UTC+2)
 () 25 Pyramids v Al Ahly
CAT (UTC+2)
 () 26 Al Ahly v El Gouna
CAT (UTC+2)
 () 27 Misr Lel Makkasa v Al Ahly
CAT (UTC+2)
 () 28 Al Ahly v Pharco
CAT (UTC+2)
 () 29 Al Ittihad v Al Ahly
CAT (UTC+2)
 () 30 Al Ahly v Al Masry
CAT (UTC+2)
 () 31 Eastern Company v Al Ahly
CAT (UTC+2)
 () 32 Al Ahly v ENPPI
CAT (UTC+2)
 () 33 Tala'ea El Gaish v Al Ahly
CAT (UTC+2)
 () 34 Al Ahly v Ceramica Cleopatra
CAT (UTC+2)

CAF Super Cup
Main article: 2021–22 CAF Super Cup
22 December 2021 (2021-12-22) Al Ahly 1–1
(6–5 p)		 Raja Casablanca Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
17:00 GMT
(20:00 UTC+3)		 Taher 90' Report Ibrahim 13' (o.g.) Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Penalties

CAF Champions League
Main article: 2021–22 CAF Champions League

Al Ahly entered the competition for the 24th consecutive time after winning the league and the CAF Champions League in the previous season. Al Ahly were ranked first in the CAF 5-year ranking prior to the start of the 2021–22 season. As a result, they entered the competition from the Second round.

Qualifying rounds
Main article: 2021–22 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
Second round
16 October 2021 (2021-10-16) First leg USGN 1–1 Al Ahly Niamey
16:30 UTC+1
  • Diori 75'
 Report
Stadium: Stade Général Seyni Kountché
Referee: Daniel Nii Laryea (Ghana)
22 October 2021 (2021-10-22) Second leg Al Ahly 6–1
(7–2 agg.)		 USGN Cairo
18:00 UTC+2
Report
  • Hinsa 35'
 Stadium: Al Ahly WE Stadium
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

Group stage
Main article: 2021–22 CAF Champions League group stage
Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MSD AHL HIL MER
1 Mamelodi Sundowns 6 5 1 0 10 2 +8 16 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 1–0 3–0
2 Al Ahly 6 3 1 2 7 5 +2 10 0–1 — 1–0 3–2
3 Al Hilal 6 1 1 4 4 8 −4 4[lower-alpha 1] 2–4 0–0 — 1–0
4 Al Merrikh 6 1 1 4 5 11 −6 4[lower-alpha 1] 0–0 1–3 2–1 —
Source: CAF
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: Al Hilal 3, Al Merrikh 3. Head-to-head goal differences: Al Hilal 0, Al Merrikh 0. Head-to-head away goals: Al Hilal 1, Al Merrikh 0
18 February 2022 (2022-02-18) Matchday 2 Al Hilal 0–0 Al Ahly Omdurman
15:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Al-Hilal Stadium
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
26 February 2022 (2022-02-26) Matchday 3 Al Ahly 0–1 Mamelodi Sundowns Cairo
21:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)
5 March 2022 (2022-03-05)[note 1] Matchday 1 Al Ahly 3–2 Al Merrikh Cairo
21:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
12 March 2022 (2022-03-12) Matchday 4 Mamelodi Sundowns 1–0 Al Ahly Johannesburg
15:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: FNB Stadium
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
18 March 2022 (2022-03-18) Matchday 5 Al Merrikh 1–3 Al Ahly Cairo (Egypt)[note 2]
18:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Al Ahly WE Al Salam Stadium
3 April 2022 (2022-04-03) Matchday 6 Al Ahly 1–0 Al Hilal Cairo
22:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Knockout stage
Main article: 2021–22 CAF Champions League knockout stage
Quarter-finals
16 April 2022 (2022-04-16) First leg Al Ahly 2–1 Raja Casablanca Cairo
22:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Al Ahly WE Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
22 April 2022 (2022-04-22) Second leg Raja Casablanca 1–1
(2–3 agg.)		 Al Ahly Casablanca
22:00 UTC±0
Report
Stadium: Stade Mohammed V
Referee: Maguette Ndiaye (Senegal)
Semi-finals
6/7 May 2022 (2022-05) Al Ahly v ES Sétif Cairo
--:-- UTC+2
13/14 May 2022 (2022-05) ES Sétif v Al Ahly Algiers[note 3]
--:-- UTC+1 Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet

FIFA Club World Cup
Main article: 2021 FIFA Club World Cup
5 February 2022 (2022-02-05) Second round Al Ahly 1–0 Monterrey Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
20:30 AST (UTC+3)
Report Attendance: 9,396
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
8 February 2022 (2022-02-08) Semi final Palmeiras 2–0 Al Ahly Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
20:30
Report
Attendance: 11,902
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
12 February 2022 (2022-02-12) Match for third place Al Hilal 0–4 Al Ahly Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
17:00
Report
Attendance: 9,008
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Statistics

Goalscorers
As of 19 March 2022
Rank Position Name Premier League Egypt Cup Egyptian Super Cup CAF Champions League CAF Super Cup Club World Cup Total
1 FW Sherif 5 0 0 4 0 0 9
2 FW Tau 5 0 0 1 0 0 6
MF Afsha 4 0 0 2 0 0 5
4 DF Maâloul 4 0 0 1 0 0 5
5 FW El Shahat 3 0 0 1 0 0 4
6 FW Abd Elkader 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 MF Fathy 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
DF Yasser 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
MF Miquissone 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
DF El Solia 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
10 FW Kahraba 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
MF Taher 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
DF Ayman 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
DF Dieng 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
DF Hany 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
MF Ziad Tarek 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
Total 27 0 0 10 1 5 43

Clean sheets
As of 8 March 2022
Rank Name Premier League Egypt Cup Egyptian Super Cup CAF Champions League CAF Super Cup Club World Cup Total
1 Ali Lotfi 2 0 0 1 0 2 5
2 Mohamed El Shenawy 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
3 Mostafa Shobair 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 4 0 0 1 0 2 7

Notes
  1. The Al Ahly v Al Merrikh match, originally scheduled to be played on 11/12 February 2022, was rescheduled to be played on 5 March 2022 due to Al Ahly's participation in the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup in United Arab Emirates between 3 and 12 February 2022.
  2. Al Merrikh play their group stage home matches at Al Ahly WE Al Salam Stadium, Cairo (Egypt), instead of their regular home stadium Al Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman (Sudan), which did not meet CAF requirements.
  3. ES Sétif play their group stage home matches at Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, instead of their regular home stadium Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif, which did not meet CAF requirements.

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