Ismaily suffer shock early exit from Egypt Cup after losing to third-tier Nojoom

Ahram Online , Wednesday 24 May 2023

Ismaily's Egypt Cup campaign this season has come to an early end as the coastal club were stunned at home after losing 2-0 to third-tier side Nojoom in the round of 32 on Wednesday.

Ismaily players
File Photo: Ismaily players reacts after losing a match. Photo courtesy of Ismaily Twitter account.

 

The visitors took the lead through Mohamed Hamam in the 66th minute, and Noor Alaa doubled the lead eight minutes from time, leaving Ismaily unable to mount a comeback.

This is a disappointing result for the two-time Egypt Cup winners, who have had a poor start to the season and remained at the bottom of the league table for a long period, leading to three coaching changes.

However, the team's fortunes improved with the arrival of Hamza El-Gamal, who took charge of the team last February and helped them climb to 11th place in the 18-club league table with 32 points.

The loss in the Egypt Cup represents a huge a setback for El-Gamal and his team.

Nojoom will now face Smouha in the round of 16 of the Egypt Cup.

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