2024 Egyptian League Cup final

As the defending champions, Ceramica Cleopatra were seeded and placed in Pot 1, and were drawn in Group C with ENPPI, Ismaily and El Dakhleya.^[4] Their first group match was on 10 January 2024 against ENPPI, and ended as a 2–0 victory with goals from Sodiq Awujoola and former ENPPI forward John Okoye Ebuka.^[5] The second match was one week later, an away fixture against Ismaily, which ended 3–1 in favor of Ceramica Cleopatra, with Ahmed Yasser Rayyan, Ahmed Kendouci and Ahmed Belhadji on the scoresheet.^[6] The third match was at home on 24 January against El Dakhleya, and ended as a 1–1 draw, with Ahmed Hany scoring for the home side, which was enough to secure the first spot in the group.^[7]

In the quarter-finals, the club played against Smouha on 1 February, and grabbed a 2–0 win thanks to early goals from Rayyan and an own goal by Sherif Reda.^[8] In the semi-finals, Ceramica Cleopatra faced Al Ittihad away from home on 6 February, who were also their opponents in the semi-finals of the previous season, and managed to grab a narrow 1–0 win with Kendouci scoring the only goal of the match; sending the club to the final for the second consecutive season.^[9]

Coming from Pot 3, Tala'ea El Gaish were drawn in Group B, alongside Pyramids, Pharco and ZED.^[4] The club's first group match was played on 9 January 2024 against ZED, and ended as a 1–0 victory, with Youssry Wahid scoring the only goal of the match.^[10] Their second match was played one week later against Pyramids, and ended as a 2–2 draw, with Paul Joules and Wahid scoring for Tala'ea El Gaish.^[11] The club's last group match was played on 26 January against Pharco, and ended as a win by a single goal, also scored by Wahid, that secured the top spot of the group for Tala'ea El Gaish and their place in the knockout stage.^[12]

In the quarter-finals, the club faced El Gouna at home on 31 January, and managed to advance to the semi-finals after winning 6–5 on penalties, after the original time ended 1–1, with Ahmed Abdel Rahman scoring the club's only goal.^[13] In the semi-finals, the club faced last year's runners-up Al Masry on 1 February, and despite Al Masry being the favourites to proceed to the final, Tala'ea El Gaish again won on penalties, with the result of 3–1, after the match ended 1–1, with Godwin Okwara scoring his side's only goal; resulting in Tala'ea El Gaish reaching the final for the first time in their history, and preventing a replay of the 2023 final.^[14]

The venue for the match is yet to be confirmed by the EPL, with the New Administrative Capital Stadium, a newly-opened stadium in the New Administrative Capital, being a candidate to host the match.^[15]

The match officials will be Egyptians, and will be announced one day before kick-off.^{[citation needed]}