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The Egyptian Football Association announced the official date for the first derby between Ahly andZamalek in the new season, where the match was decided to be held on 11 October in the 6th round of the Egyptian Premier League.
The Egyptian League draw witnessed the adoption of a new system this season, as the participating clubs were divided into two groups:
League Champion Group: Includes 6 clubs competing for the title
Relegation group: Includes 14 clubs competing for survival
This new system aims to increase excitement and competition in the tournament, while providing clubs with a greater opportunity to compete for the title or avoid relegation.
The Egyptian Capital Cup matches will be held in a knockout system, with clubs competing for the title, which witnessed great excitement in previous editions.
The league draw also revealed the matches for the first round of the competition, which witnesses strong meetings between clubs in various groups.
The first round matches will start on August 21 this month, and will be held on several stadiums in various governorates, in a strong start for Egyptian football.
With the announcement of the date of the Ahly and Zamalek derby, Egyptian football fans are anticipating this anticipated meeting that brings together the two poles of Egyptian football in one of the strongest league matches. Each team hopes to achieve victory in this early confrontation, which may determine the course of the competition for the league title in the new season.
The most important question remains: Who will be the best in the first derby of the season, and will the meeting be decisive in the summit clash? The coming days alone will be enough to answer.