Egypt Cup draw: Al Ahly and Zamalek placed on same side as Al Ittihad face Ghazl El Mahalla

Al Ahly and Zamalek have been drawn in the same half of the Egypt Cup bracket, meaning they cannot meet in this season’s final.

Pyramids are in the opposite half alongside National Bank, Al Masry and Ceramica Cleopatra, while the last-32 draw includes a meeting between Al Ittihad Alexandria and Ghazl El Mahalla. Modern Sport will face Canal in another first-round tie.

Round of 32

First half

– Pyramids v El Dakhleya or El Terسانة – National Bank v El Rabat and El Anwar or Port Fouad – Al Masry v Misr Elmaqassah – Tala’ea El Gaish v Petrojet Assiut – ZED v Samanoud or Baladiyat El Mahalla – Smouha v El Minya or Tahta – Wadi Degla v Tanta or Ismaily Electricity – Ceramica Cleopatra v Abu Qir Fertilizers

Second half

– Zamalek v Misr Insurance or Pharco – ENPPI v Proxy or Diamond FC – El Gouna v Aluminium or Ittihad El Shorta – Al Ittihad Alexandria v Ghazl El Mahalla – Al Ahly v Al Nasr or El Sekka El Hadid – Petrojet v Delphi or Mega Sport – El Mokawloon El Arab v Nogoom Masr or Telecom Egypt – Modern Sport v Canal

Route to the final

In the last 16, the winner of Pyramids’ tie will meet the winner of National Bank’s match, while the winners of Al Masry v Misr Elmaqassah and Tala’ea El Gaish v Petrojet Assiut will be paired together.

The other first-half last-16 ties will bring together the winners of ZED v Samanoud or Baladiyat El Mahalla and Smouha v El Minya or Tahta, followed by the winners of Wadi Degla v Tanta or Ismaily Electricity and Ceramica Cleopatra v Abu Qir Fertilizers.

On the other side of the draw, the winner of Zamalek’s opening fixture will face the winner of ENPPI’s tie. The victor between El Gouna and Aluminium or Ittihad El Shorta will play the winner of Al Ittihad Alexandria v Ghazl El Mahalla.

The winners of Al Ahly v Al Nasr or El Sekka El Hadid and Petrojet v Delphi or Mega Sport will then meet, while El Mokawloon El Arab or their opponents will face the winner of Modern Sport v Canal.

The quarter-finals will be contested between the winners of the first two last-16 ties, and between the winners of the next two. The opposite half will follow the same format, before the semi-finals and final complete the competition.

Pyramids won the most recent edition after beating ZED in the final. Al Ahly are the record holders with 39 Egypt Cup titles, their latest coming in 2023. Zamalek are second with 29, most recently lifting the trophy in 2025.

Pyramids have reached the final in each of the last three editions, while ZED have finished runners-up in two of those three tournaments. Al Ahly have not appeared in the final since the 2022-23 season.