Zamalek v Ahly
Lineups
Zamalek: Mohamed Awad - Salah Mousaddaq, Mahmoud “El Wensh” Hamdy, Hossam Abdel-Meguid - Omar Gaber, Mohamed Shehata, Nabil Emad, Mahmoud Bentayg - Nasser Maher, Ahmed “Zizo” El Sayed, Seifeddin Jaziri
21:45 The referee calls off the game after 15 minutes.
21:35 After the national anthem, Zamalek players are warming up on the pitch as Ahly are no show.
21:30 Time to start the game. Zamalek are the only team on the pitch.
21:00 With 30 minutes to go, Ahly are not in the stadium.
20:45 Zamalek players are warming up
20:40 Zamalek announce lineup. There's no word from Ahly yet.
20:15 Ahly team bus heads towards the club's HQ in Nasr City and not Cairo Stadium.
20:05 The Egyptian referees arrived at the stadium before the game.
19:50 Zamalek players are on the pitch and saluting their fans.
19:35 Ahly team bus left the hotel and is heading towards the stadium.
19:30 A few thousands of fans are already in the stadium waiting for the game to start.
19:15 Zamalek team are leaving their hotel and heading to the stadium. So far, Ahly team are still in the hotel.
18:45 Zamalek reject any attempts to postpone the game or to appoint any other officials. In a statement posted on their social media, the White Knights said they will be heading to the stadium to play the game as scheduled.
15:30 Zamalek spokesman Ahmed Salem announced that the team would head to Cairo Stadium in a few hours to face Ahly, as per the official schedule for the playoff stage of the Egyptian Premier League.
13:50 Ahly released a statement just hours before the match, demanding the postponement of the game against Zamalek and asking the EFA to hire a foreign referee, or they would not complete the Egyptian League.
13:00 Both teams have no choice but to secure a win to remain in contention for the title. Pyramids FC currently lead the league with 42 points, three ahead of holders and second-placed Ahly, while Zamalek are third with 32 points.
12:00 Zamalek will be hosting archrivals Ahly on Tuesday night in the opening match of the Egyptian Premier League's title race phase.
Stay tuned as match is due to start at 21:30 Cairo time (GMT+2)
Venue: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud Bassyouni
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