Ahly's Ghanaian striker John Antwi signed a six-month loan deal with Egyptian side Maqassa, the Cairo Giants announced on Thursday.

"Antwi signed a six-month deal with Maqasa with an option to make it permanent," read a statement on the club's official website on Thursday.

Antwi joined Ahly in the summer of 2015 from Saudi side Al-Shabab but the 24-year-old failed to establish himself with Red Devils, scoring 11 goals in all competitions.

He fell out of favour with coach Hossam El-Badri who dropped him from the team's squad since last October.

Ahly are leading the league table with 45 points, five points ahead of second-placed Maqassa who still have one match on their hands.