Tuesday 11/November/2025 – 03:53 AM
Mohamed Abdullah, the star of Ismaily and Al-Ahly, spokeZamalek Previously, about the final of the Egyptian Super Cup between the two poles, which was held on Sunday evening, November 9, 2025, at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in the Emirates, and ended with Al-Ahly’s victory over Zamalek with two unanswered goals, scored by Ashraf Bin Sharqi and Marwan Attia, so that the Red Team won its sixteenth title in the tournament.
Statements of Muhammad Abdullah
Mohamed Abdullah said in television statements that Zamalek’s technical director, Ahmed Abdel Raouf, bears responsibility for the team’s loss in the match, despite his good performance against Pyramids in the semi-finals.
Abdullah explained: Abdel Raouf made a mistake in the starting lineup against Al-Ahly, after starting with the trio of Abdullah Al-Saeed, Amr Nasser, and Angolan Chico Panza. It would have been better to field Ahmed Rabie or Ahmed Hamdy in the midfield, and Saif El-Din Al-Jaziri as a clear spearhead, in addition to relying on Brazilian Juan Bezerra in the wing position from the beginning, especially since he participated normally in the second half.
The former Zamalek star added: The wrong formation gave Al-Ahly the match, and the trio of Abdullah Al-Saeed, Amr Nasser and Chico Panza represented a clear loophole and a real weakness in the white team.
In a related context, Mohamed Abdullah revealed a trend within the Zamalek administration to dismiss Ahmed Abdel Raouf after the Super Cup loss, explaining that the Board of Directors, headed by Hussein Labib, and in agreement with John Edward, the club’s sporting director, decided to end his career with the team.
Abdullah continued: Zamalek is close to contracting with Portuguese coach Nuno Almeida to lead the team to succeed Abdul Raouf, with the nomination of John Edward, who previously worked with the Portuguese coach in the Pharco team, as the management seeks to take advantage of the current international hiatus to complete the contract with a new foreign technical staff.
