Today, Friday, the second round of the Egyptian Premier League, the 2025-2026 season, will continue, with three strong matches, most notably the Al-Ahly confrontation with Varco, after the decision of the Professional Clubs Association to amend the appointments to take place at six and nine in the evening instead of the fifth and eighth, in order to preserve the safety of the players and the fans in light of the high temperatures.
Why did the dates of the league matches change in August?
The Clubs Association explained that the adjustment of appointments came in response to club requests and in the interest of public health, as the start of the matches was delayed for one hour during the month of August to avoid playing at the heat of heat, while maintaining the new system that gives clubs and fans better conditions.
The Egyptian Premier League system in the new season
The 2025-2026 edition is witnessing 21 teams for the first time in years, after the cancellation of the decline last season and the rise of three clubs from the second section, to join the top clubs in the Lights League, namely: Al-Ahly, Zamalek, Pyramids, Ismaili, Al-Masry, Al-Ittihad, Ceramica, El Gouna, Al-Ahly Bank, Modern Sport, Enppi, Tala’i Al-Jaish, Z, Farco, Smouha, Ghazal Al-Mahalla, border guards, border guards, border guards, border guards, border guards, border guards. Petrojet, Arab Contractors, Wadi Degla, Ismailia Electricity.
Al -Ahly champion of the last version
Al -Ahly ended last season crowned with the title after fierce competition with Pyramids, which he settled only two points in the last round, raising the intensity of the competition in the current season with the new exceptional system.
The dates of the second round matches of the Egyptian League
Friday, August 15:
Petrojet x Ismailia Electricity – 6 pm
Al -Ahly × Farco – 9 pm
Border Guard x National Bank – 9 pm
Saturday, August 16:
Enppi × Wadi Degla – 6 pm
Zamalek x Arab Contractors – 9 pm
Al -Mahalla x Smouha Spinning – 9 pm
The channels carrying the Egyptian league
On Sport channel broadcasts all the Egyptian League matches, with an analytical studio that includes a group of Egyptian football stars to cover and analyze the events of the meetings before and after the final whistle.
