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Zamalek eases training load ahead of Modern Sport friendly
September 27, 2026 at 02:55 AM · Updated 19d ago
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Zamalek reduced its players' physical workload in Saturday's final training session ahead of Sunday's friendly against Modern Sport.
- Zamalek held Saturday's session at the Air Defense Stadium auxiliary pitch with a reduced physical load to avoid player fatigue before the friendly.
- Fitness coach Nuno Costa Ribeiro supervised the physical segment, which included jogging and light ball drills.
- The technical staff split players into groups for tactical drills and closed the session with a small-sided match.
- Zamalek plays Modern Sport on Sunday at Cairo International Stadium and faces ZED on October 7 in the Egypt Capital Cup.
- Zamalek coach Mo'tamed Gamal announced the starting lineup for Sunday's friendly against Modern Sport.
- He said the match aims to build the physical and technical readiness of players who rarely feature in official matches.



