Pitso Mosimane and Al Ahly surrender Egyptian league crown to Zamalek

Zamalek have OFFICIALLY taken the Egyptian Premier League crown away from Pitso Mosimane’s Al Ahly!

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The two title contenders headed into their respective Tuesday encounters neck-on-neck at the top summit of the log.

However, for Al Ahly, the title race was no longer in their hands as Zamalek held a four-point lead going into the final two matches of the season.

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This means Al Ahly were hoping for Zamalek to slip up while they couldn’t afford to drop not even a point in their remaining two matches.

But the opposite happened as Mosimane’s charges, despite putting up a real fight against El Gouna, could only collect a point away from home.

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Al Ahly looked destined for a win after coming from behind to lead El Gouna 3-1 but there was drama late in the game as the home side scored twice, including a penalty deep into stoppage time to force a 3-3 draw.

Zamalek, on the other hand, cruised to a 2-0 win in their match against El-Entag El-Harby, and even if Al Ahly had beaten El Gouna, it was still not going to be enough for them to win the league title.

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The final round of matches will be on Friday when Zamalek will be handed the trophy while Mosimane’s charges will be looking to finish the season on a high.