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Pyramids host Ceramica Cleopatra in Egyptian Premier League sixth-round clash
October 12, 2026 at 10:31 AM · Updated 4d ago
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Pyramids will meet Ceramica Cleopatra on Monday in the Egyptian Premier League's sixth round, chasing a win that would overtake leaders Al Ahly.
- The match kicks off at 8 PM Cairo time at the Air Defense Stadium and will be broadcast on ON Time Sports 1.
- The Egyptian Football Association appointed Amin Omar as match referee and Ahmed El-Ghandour as VAR official.
- Pyramids hold 15 points from five consecutive wins and sit second, while Ceramica Cleopatra are fourth on 12 points.
- Medical chief Mostafa El-Monery said midfielder Hamed Hamdan is isolating after a severe cold following national-team duty in China and is stable.
- Ceramica Cleopatra opened the scoring through Abdullah Magdy in the fifth minute, before Mostafa Ziko equalized for Pyramids in the 14th.
- Ahmed Nader Bouali put Pyramids ahead 2-1 with a goal in the 20th minute at Air Defense Stadium
- Mostafa Ziko's equalizer was a bicycle kick, his first league goal this season, set up by Mohanad Lasheen's pass
- Mohanad Lasheen scored Pyramids' third goal to make it 3-1, a lead they carried into halftime at the Air Defense Stadium.
- Youssef Obama scored Pyramids' fourth goal in the second half to seal a 4-1 win over Ceramica Cleopatra.
- Pyramids climbed to the top of the league with 18 points, two ahead of second-placed Al Ahly, after the win.
- It was the first time in Pyramids' eight-year history that the club won its opening six league matches under Rulani Mokwena.















