Zamalek begins its new season in the Egyptian Premier League 2025-2026, tonight, with an upcoming meeting against Ceramica at the Suez Canal Authority stadium, in the first official test of the Belgian coach Yannik Ferrera, amid high ambitions of the white fans with a strong start that restores confidence to the team.
The formation of the official Zamalek in the start of the league
The technical staff of the Zamalek Club announced the basic formation that will play the Ceramica match, and the list witnessed noticeable changes that reflect a new technical strategy in the first official appearance of the Belgian coach Ferrera.
The formation includes:
• Goalkeeping: Mohamed Sobhi
• Defense line: Mahmoud Bentayj, Mahmoud Hamdi “Al -Wensh”, Hossam Abdel Majid, Omar Jaber
• Midfield: Nabil Imad Donga, Muhammad Shehata, Abdullah Al -Saeed, Nasser Maher, Chico Banza
• The attack: Nasser Mansi
He sits on the bench: Mohamed Awad, Salah Mossadak, Mohamed Ismail, Saif Jaafar, Ahmed Abdel Rahim “Ishu”, Adam Kayed, Abdel Hamid Maali, Uday Al -Dabbagh, Saif Al -Jaziri.
How did Zamalek prepare to face ceramica?
Zamalek enters the new season in a completely different garment, after supporting its ranks with ten new players during the summer transfer period, in addition to contracting with a new technical staff led by the Belgian Ferrera, who relies on this launch to achieve an ideal beginning that broadcasts confidence in the hearts of the masses and gives it a strong boost for a long journey.
This confrontation comes to be the first real test of the new technical and administrative system in the club, especially after a series of changes that affected most of the team’s lines.
Ceramica formation in front of Zamalek
For his part, the coach of Saramica, Ali Maher, revealed the formation of his primary team that will take place, which came as follows:
• Goalkeeping: Mohamed Bassam
• Defense line: Hussein Al -Sayed, Rajab Nabil, Saad Samir, Ahmed Hani
• Midfield: Amr Al -Sulayya, Amr Qalwa, Islam Issa, Ahmed Belhadj, Ayman Moka
• Line of attack: Fakhri Lakay
The alternative list includes: Muhammad Coco, Plasis Arthur, Abdullah Magdi, Ibrahim Mohamed, Karim Nedved, Muhammad Maghrabi, Muhammad Sadiq, Siddiq Egola, Marwan Othman.
Why is Ceramica betting on the surprise of Zamalek?
Ceramica enters the meeting with a high ambition and a real desire to achieve a positive result in front of one of the league giants, and the coach, Ali Maher, relies on a set of new deals that the club concluded this summer, which gave the team a great technical boost.
The most prominent of these contracts was: Mohamed Maghribi from the Alexandrian Federation, Karim Al -Debis, Khaled Abdel -Fattah, Karim Nedved, and Amr Al -Sulaya from Al -Ahly, alongside South African Fakhri Lakai, and Ahmed Samir, who is coming from the Vanguard of the Army.
This combination of experience and ambition in the ranks of the team makes Ceramica a significant opponent at the opening of the league journey.
Will Ferrera succeed at the beginning of his career with Zamalek?
This match represents an actual test of the capabilities of the new coach of Zamalek Club, which is looking for an ideal beginning proving his worth with the confidence of management and fans, in light of the radical changes that occurred on the team, whether at the level of the players or the technical staff.
The confrontation is also a strong opportunity for ceramica to confirm his readiness to compete this season, through a positive result in front of a discount the size of Zamalek, in a match that is expected to be enthusiastic and open until the last moments.
