2021–22 Al Ahly SC season

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Al Ahly
2021–22 season
PresidentMahmoud El Khatib
ManagerPitso Mosimane
(until 13 June)
Sami Komsan
(interim 13 June – 30 June)
Ricardo Soares
(30 June – 31 August 2022)
StadiumCairo International Stadium
Al Ahly WE Stadium
Egyptian Premier League3rd
2020–21 Egypt CupRunners-up
2021–22 Egypt CupQuarter-finals
CAF Champions LeagueRunners-up
CAF Super CupWinners
FIFA Club World CupThird place
All statistics correct as of 15 September 2021.

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, and the first-tier African cup, the CAF Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup.

Kit information[edit]

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

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Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

Stats As of 21 January 2022
Squad no. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth Signed from Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Mohamed El Shenawy(captain) Egypt GK (1988-12-18) 18 December 1988 (age 35) Egypt Petrojet 169 0
16 Ali Lotfi Egypt GK (1989-10-14) 14 October 1989 (age 34) Egypt ENPPI 22 0
31 Mostafa Shobier Egypt GK (2000-03-01) 1 March 2000 (age 24) Youth academy 2 0
Defenders
2 Mahmoud Wahid Egypt LB (1994-06-19) 19 June 1994 (age 29) Egypt Misr Lel Makkasa 33 0
13 Badr Benoun Morocco CB (1993-09-30) 30 September 1993 (age 30) Morocco Raja CA 38 4
4 Mahmoud Metwalli Egypt CB/DM (1993-01-04) 4 January 1993 (age 31) Egypt Ismaily 18 0
5 Ramy Rabia Egypt CB/DM (1993-05-20) 20 May 1993 (age 30) Portugal Sporting CP 191 11
6 Yasser Ibrahim Egypt CB (1993-02-10) 10 February 1993 (age 31) Egypt Smouha 77 5
24 Mohamed Abdelmonem Egypt CB (1999-02-01) 1 February 1999 (age 25) Youth academy 0 0
12 Ayman Ashraf Egypt CB/LB (1991-04-09) 9 April 1991 (age 33) Egypt Smouha 182 4
21 Ali Maâloul Tunisia LB (1990-01-03) 3 January 1990 (age 34) Tunisia CS Sfaxien 166 28
30 Mohamed Hany Egypt RB (1996-01-25) 25 January 1996 (age 28) Youth academy 198 3
28 Karim Fouad Egypt RB (1999-10-01) 1 October 1999 (age 24) Egypt Nogoom 0 0
Midfielders
8 Hamdy Fathy Egypt DM/CB (1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 (age 29) Egypt ENPPI 74 6
11 Walid Soliman (Vice-captain) Egypt AM/RW/LW (1984-12-01) 1 December 1984 (age 39) Egypt ENPPI 276 67
15 Aliou Dieng Mali DM (1997-10-16) 16 October 1997 (age 26) Algeria MC Alger 92 3
17 Amr El Solia Egypt CM/DM (1990-04-02) 2 April 1990 (age 34) United Arab Emirates Al Shaab 223 21
19 Afsha Egypt AM/CM (1996-03-05) 5 March 1996 (age 28) Egypt Pyramids 93 18
25 Akram Tawfik Egypt DM/CM/RB (1997-11-08) 8 November 1997 (age 26) Egypt ENPPI 52 1
22 Mohamed Mahmoud Egypt DM/CM (1998-05-07) 7 May 1998 (age 25) Egypt Wadi Degla SC 2 0
35 Ahmed Abdelkader Egypt AM (1999-05-23) 23 May 1999 (age 24) Youth Academy 0 0
35 Ahmed Nabil Koka Egypt DM/CM (2001-07-04) 4 July 2001 (age 22) Youth Academy 0 0
Forwards
10 Mohamed Sherif Egypt ST/RW/LW (1996-02-04) 4 February 1996 (age 28) Egypt Wadi Degla 60 31
14 Hussein El Shahat Egypt RW/AM/RB (1992-06-21) 21 June 1992 (age 31) United Arab Emirates Al Ain 104 25
18 Salah Mohsen Egypt ST/LW/RW (1998-09-01) 1 September 1998 (age 25) Egypt ENPPI 67 15
27 Taher Mohamed Egypt ST/LW (1997-03-03) 3 March 1997 (age 27) Egypt Al Mokawloon 42 6
38 Amar Hamdy Egypt RW (1999-03-07) 7 March 1999 (age 25) Egypt Al Nasr 1 0
29 Luís Miquissone Mozambique RW (1995-07-25) 25 July 1995 (age 28) Tanzania Simba 0 0
23 Percy Tau South Africa ST (1994-05-13) 13 May 1994 (age 29) England Brighton & Hove Albion 0 0
9 Hossam Hassan Egypt ST (1993-09-02) 2 September 1993 (age 30) Egypt Smouha 0 0
45 Ziad Tarek Egypt RW (2000-09-06) 6 September 2000 (age 23) Youth academy 0 0

Youth Academy[edit]

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 Egypt EGY Ahmed Said Gharib
33 DF Egypt EGY Faress Mohamed
37 GK Egypt EGY Hamza Alaa
44 DF Egypt EGY Mohamed Ashraf
No. Pos. Nation Player
39 DF Egypt EGY Abdel Rahman Ashraf
40 MF Egypt EGY Arabi Badr
43 MF Egypt EGY Mohamed Fakhri
43 MF Egypt EGY Mido Nabil

Transfers[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

# Position Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
FW Senegal Aliou Badji Turkey Ankaragücü End of loan 30 June 2021
FW Egypt Ahmed Yasser Rayyan Egypt Ceramica Cleopatra 30 August 2021
FW Egypt Amar Hamdy Egypt Al Ittihad 30 August 2021
FW Egypt Shady Radwan Egypt National Bank of Egypt 30 August 2021
35 MF Egypt Ahmed Abdelkader Egypt Smouha 30 August 2021
9 FW Egypt Hossam Hassan Egypt Smouha Undisclosed 26 August 2021 [1]
DF South Africa Percy Tau England Brighton & Hove Albion £E35m 26 August 202 [2]
29 MF Mozambique Luís Miquissone Tanzania Simba £E15m 26 August 2021 [3]
28 DF Egypt Karim Fouad Egypt Nogoom £E13m 26 August 2021 [4]
FW Egypt Mostafa El Badry Egypt El Entag El Harby £E7m 7 September 2021 [5]
DF Egypt Mohamed Abdelmonem Egypt Future End of loan 30 January 2022 [6]
FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Walter Bwalya Turkey Malatyaspor End of loan 1 January 2022 [7]

Transfers out[edit]

Position Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
DF Egypt Ahmed Alaa Egypt Al Masry Released 30 August 2021 [8]
FW Egypt Marwan Mohsen Egypt Future Released 9 September 2021 [9]
MF Egypt Nasser Maher Egypt Future 13m 1 October 2021 [10]
FW Nigeria Junior Ajayi Libya Al Nasr Released 19 February 2022 [11]
FW Senegal Aliou Badji France Amiens $18m 1 June 2022 [12]

Loans out[edit]

Position Player Loaned to Date Loan expires Source
FW Senegal Aliou Badji France Amiens 4 August 2021 30 June 2022 [13]
FW Egypt Ahmed Yasser Rayyan Turkey Altay 17 August 2021 30 June 2022 [14]
FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Walter Bwalya Turkey Malatyaspor 31 August 2021 1 January 2022 [15]
DF Egypt Ahmed Ramadan Egypt Smouha 1 September 2021 30 September 2022 [16]
MF Egypt Shady Radwan Egypt National Bank of Egypt 3 September 2021 30 September 2022 [17]
MF Egypt Mostafa El Badry Egypt Future 7 September 2021 30 June 2023 [18]
MF Egypt Karim Walid Egypt Future 13 September 2021 30 September 2022 [19]
DF Egypt Saad Samir Egypt Future 15 September 2021 30 September 2022 [20]
FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Walter Bwalya Qatar Al Sailiya 31 January 2022 30 June 2022 [21]
DF Egypt Mohamed El Maghrabi Czech Republic Teplice 21 February 2022 30 June 2024 [22]
FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Walter Bwalya Saudi Arabia Al Qadsiah 15 July 2022 30 June 2023 [23]

Competitions[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview[edit]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Egyptian Premier League 27 October 2021 30 August 2022 Matchday 1 3rd 34 20 10 4 62 21 +41 058.82
2021–22 Egypt Cup 12 June 2022 Round of 32 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
2020–21 Egypt Cup 26 June 2022 21 July 2022 Round of 16 Runners-up 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 066.67
2022 EFA Cup 13 January 2022 30 January 2022 Group Stage Group stage 5 0 4 1 3 6 −3 000.00
CAF Champions League 15 October 2021 30 May 2022 Second Round Runners-up 13 6 4 3 23 13 +10 046.15
CAF Super Cup 22 December 2021 Final Winners 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 61 33 18 10 101 46 +55 054.10

Last updated: 30 August 2022
Source: Competitions

Egyptian Premier League[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Zamalek[a] (C) 34 24 5 5 62 29 +33 77 Qualification for the Champions League
2 Pyramids[a] 34 22 5 7 56 25 +31 71 Qualification for the Confederation Cup
3 Al Ahly[a] 34 20 10 4 62 21 +41 70 Qualification for the Champions League
4 Tala'ea El Gaish 34 14 14 6 27 24 +3 56[b]
5 Future[a] 34 16 8 10 49 34 +15 56[b] Qualification for the Confederation Cup
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).
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d The 2021–22 Egyptian Premier League was not finished by the CAF deadline. As a result, the Egyptian Football Association announced that Zamalek and Al Ahly, who were at first and second place after 24 rounds respectively, represented Egypt in the 2022–23 CAF Champions League. Meanwhile, Future and Pyramids FC, who were at third and fourth place after 24 rounds respectively, represented Egypt in the 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-Head points: Tala'ea El Gaish 6, Future 0.

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 20 10 4 62 21  +41 70 13 4 0 36 5  +31 7 6 4 26 16  +10

Source: Soccerway

Results by round[edit]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWWWWWDWDWWWLWWDDDDDDWLWLWWDWWDWLW
Position1111111131133333333333333
Updated to match(es) played on 11 March 2022. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

The fixtures for the 2021–22 season were announced on 12 October 2021.[24]

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)
Report
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
Referee: Mohamed Adel
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
22 November 2021 (2021-11-22) 5 Ghazl El Mahalla 2–3 Al Ahly El Mahalla El Kubra
19:30 CAT (UTC+2)
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 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)
Report
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)
Report
Stadium: Al Ahly WE Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna
6 April 2022 (2022-04-06) 12 Al Ahly 1–0 Al Ittihad Cairo
21:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Al Ahly WE Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Ghandour
9 April 2022 (2022-04-09) 13 Al Masry 1–0 Al Ahly Alexandria
21:30 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Ayouni 8' Yellow card 86'
  • Hassan Ali Yellow card 11'
Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud Ashour
27 April 2022 (2022-04-27) 16 Al Ahly 0–0 Tala'ea El Gaish Cairo
21:30 CAT (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Al Ahly WE Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna
30 April 2022 (2022-04-30) 17 Ceramica Cleopatra 1–1 Al Ahly Nasr City, Cairo
21:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium
Referee: Nader Kamar
18 May 2022 (2022-05-18) 19 National Bank of Egypt 0–0 Al Ahly Nasr City, Cairo
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium
Referee: Amin Omar
21 May 2022 (2022-05-21) 15 ENPPI 1–2 Al Ahly Cairo
22:00 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Atef Yellow card 45+1'
  • Zeyad Kamal Yellow card 57'
  • Mostafa Shalaby 76'
  • Ebuka Yellow card 90+1'
  • Yehia Yellow card 90+6' Yellow-red card 90+7'
Report
Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Sabahi
25 May 2022 (2022-05-25) 14 Al Ahly 4–1 Eastern Company Cairo
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
  • Saber El Shimi Yellow card 12'
  • Firas Ifia 76' Yellow card 86'
  • Hossam Hassan Yellow card 80'
Stadium: Al Ahly WE Stadium
Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din
19 June 2022 (2022-06-19) 20 Al Ahly 2–2 Zamalek Cairo
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Al Ahly WE Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: José Munuera
22 June 2022 (2022-06-22) 22 Al Ahly 2–1 Ghazl El Mahalla Cairo
21:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Al Ahly WE Stadium
Referee: Abdelaziz El Sayed
29 June 2022 (2022-06-29) 23 Smouha 3–2 Al Ahly Alexandria
21:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Alexandria Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna
5 July 2022 (2022-07-05) 9 El Gouna 0–0 Al Ahly El Gouna
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Seif El Agouz Yellow card 12'
  • Mahmoud Shabrawy Yellow card 46'
Report
Stadium: Khaled Bichara Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Adel
12 July 2022 (2022-07-12) 24 Al Ahly 4–0 Future Cairo
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Al Ahly WE Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Mohamed El Hanafi
16 July 2022 (2022-07-16) 25 Pyramids 2–0 Al Ahly Cairo
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Carlos del Cerro
24 July 2022 (2022-07-24) 26 Al Ahly 2–0 El Gouna Cairo
18:30 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Al Ahly WE Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din
27 July 2022 (2022-07-27) 27 Misr Lel Makkasa 0–1 Al Ahly Cairo
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cairo Military Academy Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud Nagi
30 July 2022 (2022-07-30) 21 Al Mokawloon Al Arab 0–0 Al Ahly Cairo
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Amir Abed Yellow card 32'
  • Ahmed Mohamed Yellow card 37'
  • Hassan El Shami Yellow card 45+3'
  • Niass Yellow card 80'
  • Abou El Saoud Yellow card 85'
Report
Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Adel
3 August 2022 (2022-08-03) 28 Al Ahly 0–0 Pharco Cairo
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Al Ahly WE Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Ghandour
7 August 2022 (2022-08-07) 29 Al Ittihad 0–3 Al Ahly Alexandria
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din
10 August 2022 (2022-08-10) 30 Al Ahly 2–0 Al Masry Alexandria
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna
17 August 2022 (2022-08-17) 31 Eastern Company 0–0 Al Ahly Cairo
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Ahmed Abdel Mawgod Yellow card 22'
  • Ahmed Hamza Yellow card 33'
  • Saleh Red card 81'
Report Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Sabahi
21 August 2022 (2022-08-21) 18 Al Ahly 0–0 Ismaily Alexandria
21:00 CAT (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Mohamed El Hanafi
24 August 2022 (2022-08-24) 32 Al Ahly 2–0 ENPPI Cairo
18:00 CAT (UTC+2) Report
  • Ahmed El Agouz Yellow card 4'
  • Hesham Adel Yellow card 10'
  • Moamen Rady Yellow card 57'
  • Mohamed Morsi Yellow card 85'
  • Mostafa Shalaby soccer ball with red X 69'
Stadium: Al Ahly WE Stadium
Referee: Tarek Magdy
26 August 2022 (2022-08-26) 33 Tala'ea El Gaish 1–0 Al Ahly Cairo
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cairo Military Academy Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Abass
29 August 2022 (2022-08-29) 34 Al Ahly 4–0 Ceramica Cleopatra Cairo
21:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Bonsu Red card 66' Stadium: Al Ahly WE Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Gamal

Egypt Cup[edit]

2020–21 Egypt Cup[edit]

26 June 2022 (2022-06-26)[a] Quarter-finals Al Ahly 2–1 Pyramids Cairo
21:00 CAT (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Cairo Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: István Kovács
2 July 2022 (2022-07-02) Semi-finals Al Ahly 2–0 Petrojet Cairo
21:00 Report Stadium: Cairo Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mahmoud Nagi
21 July 2022 (2022-07-21) Final Al Ahly 1–2 Zamalek Cairo
21:00
Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

2021–22 Egypt Cup[edit]

12 June 2022 (2022-06-12) Round of 32 Al Ahly 1–0 Al Masry Sallum Cairo
21:00 Report Stadium: Al Ahly WE Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nader Kamar
14 August 2022 (2022-08-14) Round of 16 Al Ahly 1–0 Misr Lel Makkasa Cairo
20:00
Report
  • Hesham Hafez Yellow card 66' Yellow-red card 90+1'
  • Avire Yellow card 86'
  • Mohamed Adel Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Al Ahly WE Stadium
Referee: Wael Farhan
October 2022 (2022-10) Quarter Final Al Ahly v Al Mokawloon Al Arab
20:00

2022 EFA Cup[edit]

2022 EFA League Cup is the first edition of the EFA Cup, an annual knockout football competition for Egyptian Premier League clubs.[25][26][27] Al Ahly played most of the matches with a squad mainly consists of youth team players.

Group stage[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ismaily 5 2 3 0 7 3 +4 9 Advanced to Semifinals
2 Al Mokawloon Al Arab 5 2 2 1 4 3 +1 8
3 Smouha 5 2 1 2 6 4 +2 7
4 El Gouna 5 1 2 2 4 7 −3 5
5 National Bank of Egypt 5 0 4 1 3 4 −1 4
6 Al Ahly 5 0 4 1 3 6 −3 4
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Soccerway

Matches[edit]

13 January 2022 (2022-01-13) 1 Al Ahly 0–0 El Gouna Cairo
14:30 CAT (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Al Ahly WE Stadium
17 January 2022 (2022-01-17) 2 Ismaily 1–1 Al Ahly Alexandria
14:30 CAT (UTC+2) Report
  • Ahmed Sayed Gharib 90+2'
Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
21 January 2022 (2022-01-21) 3 Al Ahly 1–1 Al Mokawloon Al Arab Cairo
17:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Al Ahly WE Stadium
27 January 2022 (2022-01-27) 4 Smouha 3–0 Al Ahly Alexandria
17:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Alexandria Stadium
30 January 2022 (2022-01-30) 5 Al Ahly 1–1 National Bank of Egypt Cairo
14:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Al Ahly WE Stadium

CAF Super Cup[edit]

CAF Champions League[edit]

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[edit]

Second round[edit]
16 October 2021 (2021-10-16) First leg USGN Niger 1–1 Egypt Al Ahly Niamey
16:30 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stade Général Seyni Kountché
Referee: Daniel Nii Laryea (Ghana)
22 October 2021 (2021-10-22) Second leg Al Ahly Egypt 6–1
(7–2 agg.)
Niger USGN Cairo
18:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Al Ahly WE Stadium
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

Group stage[edit]

Group A[edit]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MSD AHL HIL MER
1 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 6 5 1 0 10 2 +8 16 Advance to knockout stage 1–0 1–0 3–0
2 Egypt Al Ahly 6 3 1 2 7 5 +2 10 0–1 1–0 3–2
3 Sudan Al Hilal 6 1 1 4 4 8 −4 4[b] 2–4 0–0 1–0
4 Sudan Al Merrikh 6 1 1 4 5 11 −6 4[b] 0–0 1–3 2–1
Source: CAF
Notes:
  1. ^ The Al Ahly v Pyramids match, originally scheduled to be played on 29 September 2021, was postponed due to Egypt national team preparation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
  2. ^ a b 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 Sudan 0–0 Egypt 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 Egypt 0–1 South Africa 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 Egypt 3–2 Sudan 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 South Africa 1–0 Egypt 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 Sudan 1–3 Egypt 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 Egypt 1–0 Sudan Al Hilal Cairo Egypt
22:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Al Ahly WE Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Knockout stage[edit]

Quarter-finals[edit]
16 April 2022 (2022-04-16) First leg Al Ahly Egypt 2–1 Morocco 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 Morocco 1–1
(2–3 agg.)
Egypt Al Ahly Casablanca
22:00 UTC±0
Report Stadium: Stade Mohammed V
Referee: Maguette Ndiaye (Senegal)
Semi-finals[edit]
7 May 2022 (2022-05-07) First leg Al Ahly Egypt 4–0 Algeria ES Sétif Cairo
21:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Al Ahly WE Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
14 May 2022 (2022-05-14) Second leg ES Sétif Algeria 2–2
(2–6 agg.)
Egypt Al Ahly Algiers[note 3]
20:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
Final[edit]
30 May 2022 (2022-05-30) Final Al Ahly Egypt 0–2 Morocco Wydad AC Casablanca, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stade Mohammed V
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

FIFA Club World Cup[edit]

5 February 2022 (2022-02-05) Second round Al Ahly Egypt 1–0 Mexico 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 Brazil 2–0 Egypt Al Ahly Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
20:30
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Attendance: 11,902
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
12 February 2022 (2022-02-12) Match for third place Al Hilal Saudi Arabia 0–4 Egypt Al Ahly Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
17:00
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Attendance: 9,008
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Statistics[edit]

Goalscorers[edit]

As of 31 August 2022
Rank Position Name Premier League Egypt Cup EFA Cup Egyptian Super Cup CAF Champions League CAF Super Cup Club World Cup Total
1 FW Egypt Sherif 7 0 0 0 6 0 0 13
2 MF Egypt Afsha 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 11
3 DF Tunisia Maâloul 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 9
4 FW South Africa Tau 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 8
5 FW Egypt El Shahat 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 7
FW Egypt Abd Elkader 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 7
7 MF Egypt Taher 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 5
MF Mozambique Miquissone 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
DF Egypt Rabia 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 5
10 FW Egypt Hossam Hassan 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4
FW Egypt Ahmed Sayed Gharib 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
12 MF Egypt Ziad Tarek 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
DF Egypt El Solia 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3
14 DF Mali Dieng 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
MF Egypt Fathy 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
DF Egypt Yasser 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
DF Egypt Abdelmonem 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
18 DF Egypt Ayman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
FW Egypt Salah Mohsen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
MF Egypt Walid Soliman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
FW Egypt Kahraba 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
DF Egypt Hany 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
MF Egypt Mohamed Mahmoud 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
MF Egypt Rafaat Khalil 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
Total 62 7 3 0 23 1 5 101

Clean sheets[edit]

As of 31 August 2022
Rank Name Premier League Egypt Cup EFA Cup Egyptian Super Cup CAF Champions League CAF Super Cup Club World Cup Total
1 Egypt Mohamed El Shenawy 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
2 Egypt Ali Lotfi 6 1 0 0 1 0 2 10
3 Egypt Mostafa Shobier 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 4
Total 23 2 1 0 1 0 2 29

Notes[edit]

  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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