2023–24 Al Ahly SC season

Al Ahly SC
2023–24 season
President	Mahmoud El Khatib
Head coach	Marcel Koller
Stadium	Cairo International Stadium
Egyptian Premier League	10th
2022–23 Egypt Cup	Winners
2023–24 Egypt Cup	Round of 32
Egyptian Super Cup	Winners
CAF Champions League	Winners
Africa Football League	Semi-finals
CAF Super Cup	Runners-up
FIFA Club World Cup	Third place
Top goalscorer	League: ; Percy Tau (5); All: ; Percy Tau (7)
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →
	All statistics correct as of 25 May 2024.

The 2023–24 Al Ahly SC season is the club's 117th season in existence and the 53rd consecutive season in the top flight of Egyptian football. In addition to the domestic league, Al Ahly will participate in this season's editions of the Egypt Cup, the League Cup, the CAF Champions League, the Africa Football League, the CAF Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup. Al Ahly decided to withdraw from the league cup due to fixture congestion.^[1]

Players

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	EGY	Afsha
20	MF	EGY	Karim Walid
21	DF	TUN	Ali Maâloul
22	MF	EGY	Emam Ashour
24	DF	EGY	Mohamed Abdel Monem
25	GK	EGY	Mahmoud El Zanfaly
27	FW	FRA	Anthony Modeste
28	DF	EGY	Karim Fouad
29	FW	EGY	Taher Mohamed
30	DF	EGY	Mohamed Hany (3rd captain)
31	GK	EGY	Mostafa Shobeir
33	DF	EGY	Karim El Debes
34	DF	EGY	Moataz Mohamed
36	MF	EGY	Ahmed Nabil Koka
37	GK	EGY	Mostafa Makhlouf

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Emam Ashour	Midtjylland	€2,600,000	18 July 2023	^[2]
MF	Mostafa El Badry	Future	Loan return	20 July 2023	^[3]
MF	Karim Nedved	Future	Loan return	20 July 2023	^[4]
DF	Saad Samir	Future	Loan return	20 July 2023	^[5]
FW	Reda Slim	AS FAR	€2,000,000	30 July 2023	^[6]
FW	Anthony Modeste	Unattached	Free	11 September 2023	^[7]
MF	Wessam Abou Ali	Sirius	€2,000,000	11 January 2024	^[8]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Bruno Sávio	Club Bolívar	Undisclosed	5 July 2023	^[9]
DF	Ayman Ashraf	National Bank	Free	18 July 2023	^[10]
FW	Hossam Hassan	Smouha	€297,000	21 July 2023	^[11]
FW	Mostafa Fawzy	ZED	Undisclosed	27 July 2023
MF	Mostafa Saad	ZED	Undisclosed	27 July 2023
FW	Shady Hussein	ZED	€384,000	27 July 2023
GK	Ali Lotfi	ZED	Undisclosed	28 July 2023
DF	Mohamed Ashraf	ZED	Loan	28 July 2023
FW	Mohamed Sherif	Al-Khaleej	Undisclosed	14 August 2023	^[12]
MF	Mohamed Mahmoud	Future	Undisclosed	18 August 2023
MF	Ahmed Kendouci	Ceramica Cleopatra	Loan	27 August 2023	^[13]
FW	Walter Bwalya	Wydad AC	Free	29 August 2023	^[14]
MF	Ammar Hamdy	Al Mokawloon Al Arab	€90,000	4 September 2023	^[15]
FW	Fahd Gomaa	Petrol Asyout	Free	5 September 2023	^[16]
MF	Raafat Khalil	ZED FC	Loan	14 September 2023	^[17]
MF	Zeyad Tarek	ENPPI	Free	14 September 2023	^[18]
MF	Mohamed Fakhry	Pharco	€121,000	14 September 2023	^[19]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

The team had a training camp in Austria, which took place from 28 August to 6 September. During this period, they participated in one practice match.^[20]

30 August 2023 Friendly	Mauerwerk	v	Al Ahly	Bad Erlach, Austria
18:00 UTC+2				Stadium: Sportanlage SV Bad Erlach
Note: The match was cancelled.^[21]

5 September 2023 Friendly	Aluminij	1–3	Al Ahly	Austria
18:00 UTC+2	1'		Kahraba 37' ' 41' Zaalouk ??' Mohsen ??'

11 September 2023 Friendly	Tala'ea El Gaish	0–1	Al Ahly	Cairo
			Attia 4' Slim	Stadium: Gehaz El Reyada Stadium Attendance: 0

23 January 2024 Friendly	Al-Okhdood	2–1	Al Ahly
	22' 51'		Attia 64' Rami Rabia	Attendance: 0

26 January 2024 Friendly	Hatta	1–1	Al Ahly
	Jamal Marouf 50'		Anthony Modeste 70',	Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Egyptian Premier League	19 September 2023	August 2024	Matchday 1		15	10	3	2	35	16	+19	066.67
2022–23 Egypt Cup	4 October 2023	8 March 2024	Semi-finals	Winner	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00
2023–24 Egypt Cup	29 May 2024		Round of 32		0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Egyptian Super Cup	25 December 2023	28 December 2023	Semi-finals	Winner	2	2	0	0	5	2	+3	100.00
CAF Champions League	24 September 2023	25 May 2024	Second round	Winners	14	9	5	0	20	1	+19	064.29
Africa Football League	20 October 2023	1 November 2023	Quarter-finals	Quarter-finals	4	0	3	1	3	4	−1	000.00
CAF Super Cup	15 September 2023		Match	Runner-up	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
FIFA Club World Cup	15 December 2023	22 December 2023	Second round	Third Place	3	2	0	1	7	5	+2	066.67
Total					41	25	11	5	75	29	+46	060.98

Last updated: 25 May 2024
Source: Soccerway

Egyptian Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Smouha	23	9	8	6	24	20	+4	35
7	Ceramica Cleopatra	23	9	7	7	37	27	+10	34
8	Al Ahly (Q)	15	10	3	2	35	16	+19	33	Qualification for the Champions League second round^[a]
9	Modern Future	22	7	10	5	22	18	+4	31
10	Tala'ea El Gaish	22	7	9	6	18	17	+1	30

Updated to match(es) played on 25 May 2024. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Play-off tie.^[22]
(Note: Head-to-head records are used for final standings only)
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
11	6	3	2	24	13	+11	21	3	2	0	14	4	+10	3	1	2	10	9	+1

Last updated: 15 April 2024.
Source: Worldfootball

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	P	L	P	P	P	P	L	D
Position	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 15 April 2024. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 11 September 2023.^[23]

19 September 2023 1	Al Ahly	4–0	Al Masry	Alexandria
19:00 UTC+3	Slim 44' Dieng 65' Tau 69', 74' Fouad 88'	Report	Bah 11' El Sayed 25' El Mohamady 32' 52'	Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium Referee: Mohamed Adel

8 October 2023 3	Al Ahly	3–1	Ismaily	Alexandria
19:00 UTC+3	Tau 23', 65' El Shahat 38' Mohamed 45'	Report	Annor 90' Magdy 90+1'	Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium Referee: Mahmoud El Banna

4 November 2023 6	Al Mokawloon	1–2	Al Ahly	Cairo
19:00 UTC+2	Ochaya 89' (pen.)	Report	Mohamed 45+4' Hany 84'	Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din

8 November 2023 2	Ceramica Cleopatra	1–2	Al Ahly	Cairo
16:00 UTC+2	Kendouci 58'	Report	Ibrahim 33' Afsha 90+1'	Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium Referee: Abdelaziz El Sayed
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 27 September 2023, but was postponed due to 2023–24 CAF Champions League.^[24]

11 November 2023 4	El Gouna	1–1	Al Ahly	El Gouna
17:00 UTC+2	Belhadji 45+2' (pen.)	Report	Modeste 36'	Stadium: Khaled Bichara Stadium Referee: Mohammed Yousef
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 23 October 2023, but was postponed.

28 November 2023 7	Al Ahly	0–0	Smouha	Cairo
19:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Mohamed Adel

27 February 2024 5	Al Ahly	5–1	Baladiyat El Mahalla	Cairo
19:00 UTC+2	Abou Ali 5', 49' (pen.) Fouad 14' Slim 41' Modeste 73'		Ashraf 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Ahmed Ghandour
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 29 October 2023, but was postponed.

12 March 2024 15	National Bank	4–3	Al Ahly	Cairo
21:30 UTC+2	Bambo 7' Helal 63' Simporé 84' Annor 90+4', 90+7' El Nadry 90+8'		Modeste 4' Slim 28' El Shahat 72'	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Mahmoud El Banna

15 March 2024 16	Al Ahly	2–2	ENPPI	Cairo
--:-- UTC+3				Stadium: Cairo International Stadium

11 April 2024 8	ZED	0–1	Al Ahly	Cairo
19:00 UTC+3		Report	Abou Ali 89'	Stadium: Al Salam Stadium Referee: Amin Omar
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 6 December 2023, but was postponed.

15 April 2024 10	Zamalek	2–1	Al Ahly	Cairo
19:00 UTC+2	Jaziri 44', 86'	Report	Nedved 21' Abdelmonem 41' Abdelkader 73'	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din
Note: Postponed from 15 February.

7 May 2024 9	Al Ahly	4-1	Al Ittihad	Cairo
--:-- UTC+3	Ali 28', (pen.)' Slim 32' Omar 42' Kaharaba 65', (pen.)'		Boateng 58'	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium

14 June 2024 11	Pharco	v	Al Ahly	Alexandria
Note: Postponed from 2 January.

21 June 2024 12	Al Ahly	v	El Dakhleya	Cairo
--:-- UTC+3				Stadium: Cairo International Stadium

1 July 2024 13	Tala'ea El Gaish	v	Al Ahly	Cairo
				Stadium: Gehaz El Reyada Stadium
Note: Postponed from 19 February.

12 July 2024 14	Al Ahly	v	Pyramids
--:-- UTC+3
Note: Postponed from 27 February.

3 April 2024 17	Modern Future	v	Al Ahly	Cairo
22:30 UTC+3

2022–23 Egypt Cup

4 October 2023 Semi-finals	Al Ahly	3–0	ENPPI	Cairo
19:00 UTC+3	Maâloul 33' (pen.) Modeste 51' Ashour 86'	Report		Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Tarek Magdy

8 March 2024 Final	Zamalek	0–2	Al Ahly	Riyadh
20:30 UTC+3		Report	Ashour 84' Afsha 90+4'	Stadium: Al-Awwal Park Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)

2023–24 Egypt Cup

League Cup

Egyptian Super Cup

25 December 2023 Semi-final	Al Ahly	1–0	Ceramica Cleopatra	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
21:00	Arthur 90+4' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium Referee: Mohamed Maarouf

28 December 2023 Final	Modern Future	2–4 (a.e.t.)	Al Ahly	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
21:00	O. El Said 76' M. Mahmoud 81'	Report	Kahraba 13' El Shahat 34' Modeste 114' Fouad 116'	Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium Referee: Mohamed Adel

CAF Champions League

Second round

The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 25 July 2023.^[25]

24 September 2023 First leg	Saint George	0–3	Al Ahly	Cairo
20:00 UTC+3		Report	El Shahat 29', 58' Abdelkader 90+3'	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Pousri Armi Alfred (Chad)
Note: The match was played outside Ethiopia because the stadiums do not meet the requirements of the CAF.^[26]

29 September 2023 Second leg	Al Ahly	4–0 (7–0 agg.)	Saint George	Cairo
19:00 UTC+3	Afsha 10', 39' Kahraba 34' (pen.), 63'	Report		Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 6 October 2023.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	AHL	YNG	CRB	MED
1	Al Ahly	6	3	3	0	6	1	+5	12	Advance to knockout stage	—	1–0	0–0	3–0
2	Young Africans	6	2	2	2	9	6	+3	8^[a]	Advance to knockout stage	1–1	—	4–0	3–0
3	CR Belouizdad	6	2	2	2	7	6	+1	8^[a]		0–0	3–0	—	3–0
4	Medeama	6	1	1	4	3	12	−9	4		0–1	1–1	2–1	—

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

25 November 2023 1	Al Ahly	3–0	Medeama	Cairo
21:00 UTC+2	Kahraba 66' El Shahat 75' Mohsen 88'			Stadium: Al Salam Stadium Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)

2 December 2023 2	Young Africans	1–1	Al Ahly	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
19:00 UTC+3	Zouzoua 90+1'		Tau 86'	Stadium: Benjamin Mkapa Stadium Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania)

8 December 2023 3	Al Ahly	0–0	CR Belouizdad	Alexandria
21:00 UTC+2				Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

16 February 2024 (2024-02-16)^[a] 4	CR Belouizdad	0–0	Al Ahly	Algiers, Algeria
20:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)

23 February 2024 (2024-02-23) 5	Medeama	0–1	Al Ahly	Kumasi, Ghana
16:00 UTC±0		Report	El Shahat 48'	Stadium: Baba Yara Stadium Referee: Patrice Tanguy Mebiame (Gabon)

1 March 2024 (2024-03-01) 6	Al Ahly	1–0	Young Africans	Cairo
18:00 UTC+2	El Shahat 46'	Report		Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 12 March 2024.

29 March 2024 (2024-03-29) First leg	Simba	0–1	Al Ahly	Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam
21:00 UTC+3		Report	Koka 4'	Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)

5 April 2024 (2024-04-05) Second leg	Al Ahly	2–0 (3–0 agg.)	Simba	Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
22:00 UTC+2	El Solia 47' Kahraba 90+9' (pen.)	Report		Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)

Semi-finals

20 April 2024 (2024-04-20) First leg	TP Mazembe	0–0	Al Ahly	Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi
15:00 UTC+2		Report		Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

26 April 2024 (2024-04-26) Second leg	Al Ahly	v	TP Mazembe	Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
21:00 UTC+3		Report		Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

Africa Football League

The draw was held on 2 September 2023.^[27]

Quarter-finals

20 October 2023 First leg	Simba	2–2	Al Ahly	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
18:00 UTC+3	Denis 53' Kanouté 59'	Report	Slim 45+1' Kahraba 63'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)

24 October 2023 Second leg	Al Ahly	1–1 (3–3 agg.)	Simba	Cairo
17:00 UTC+3	Kahraba 76'	Report	Kanouté 68'	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)

Semi-finals

29 October 2023 First leg	Mamelodi Sundowns	1–0	Al Ahly	Pretoria, South Africa
15:00 UTC+2	Maseko 52'	Report		Stadium: Loftus Versfeld Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)

1 November 2023 Second leg	Al Ahly	0–0 (0–1 agg.)	Mamelodi Sundowns	Cairo
20:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)

CAF Super Cup

15 September 2023 Final	Al Ahly	0–1	USM Alger	Taif, Saudi Arabia
21:00 UTC+3			Belaïd 43' (pen.)	Stadium: King Fahd Sports City Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

FIFA Club World Cup

The draw was held on 5 September 2023.^[28]

15 December 2023 Quarter-finals	Al Ahly	3–1	Al-Ittihad	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
21:00 UTC+3	Maâloul 21' (pen.) El Shahat 59' Ashour 62'	Report	Benzema 90+2'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 56,111 Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

18 December 2023 Semi-finals	Fluminense	2–0	Al Ahly	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
21:00 UTC+3	Arias 71' (pen.) Kennedy 90'	Report		Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 34,986 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

22 December 2023 Match for third place	Urawa Red Diamonds	2–4	Al Ahly	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
17:30 UTC+3	Kanté 43' Scholz 54' (pen.)	Report	Ibrahim 19' Tau 25' Koizumi 60' (o.g.) Maâloul 90+8'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Attendance: 10,290 Referee: Tori Penso (United States)

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