Wednesday football: three Egyptian League matches as Omar Fayed’s Frosinone face Sassuolo
Wednesday, 2 September 2026, features a programme of fixtures across several competitions, with three matches scheduled in the third round of the Egyptian League.
The most prominent game involving an Egyptian player outside the country comes in the Coppa Italia, where Frosinone, who have Egyptian defender Omar Fayed in their squad, face Sassuolo in the last 32.
There is also Scottish Premiership action involving another Egyptian international, with Haitham Hassan’s Celtic taking on Aberdeen.
The full schedule and broadcast details for Wednesday’s matches are as follows.
Egyptian League
Three games from the third round of the Egyptian League are being played on Wednesday.
Abu Qir Fertilizers host Al Ittihad Alexandria in a match scheduled to begin at 20:00. The game will be shown on On Sport.
Ceramica Cleopatra play Modern Sport, with kick-off also set for 20:00. Coverage will be available on On Sport Max.
Earlier in the day, El Gouna meet Arab Contractors. That fixture starts at 17:00 and will be broadcast on On Sport Plus.
The three Egyptian League fixtures provide the domestic focus of the day, with two matches taking place at 20:00 and the El Gouna-Arab Contractors game beginning three hours earlier.
Coppa Italia
Frosinone’s meeting with Sassuolo is one of two Coppa Italia fixtures listed for Wednesday.
Sassuolo face Frosinone in the last 32, with the match scheduled to start at 16:00. Fayed is part of the Frosinone squad for the competition.
The other Coppa Italia fixture is Udinese against Venezia, which is due to begin at 19:00.
Scottish League
Celtic play Aberdeen in the Scottish League at 21:00.
The match features Egyptian international Haitham Hassan among Celtic’s players and will be broadcast on the UAE-based Sharjah channel.
The day’s schedule therefore includes matches in the Egyptian League, Coppa Italia and Scottish League, with kick-offs running from 16:00 through to 21:00. Frosinone’s clash with Sassuolo is the first of the listed fixtures, while Celtic’s game against Aberdeen is the final match on the schedule.
All times are as listed for Wednesday, 2 September 2026.
