Pyramids reach Egypt Cup last 16 with victory over El Dakhleya

Pyramids secured their place in the last 16 of the Egypt Cup with a 2-0 win over El Dakhleya in the last-32 round.

The match took place at Petro Sport Stadium on Saturday evening, with Pyramids taking control early through Youssef Obama. The forward opened the scoring in the seventh minute after receiving a pass from Nasser Maher and finishing past the goalkeeper from a one-on-one position.

Pyramids head coach Mokoena made his first change at the start of the second half, introducing Palestinian midfielder Hamid Hamdan for Moroccan defender Mohamed El Shibi in the 46th minute.

Ahmed Abdel Kader was then brought on in the 60th minute, replacing Jordanian player Ouda Fakhouri, as Pyramids continued to look for a second goal.

That goal arrived in the 75th minute when Mostafa Fathi completed a flowing move involving several Pyramids players, extending his side’s advantage and putting them in a strong position to progress.

Ahmed Atef Qotta appeared to add a third goal in the 87th minute, but the effort was ruled out for offside. Pyramids nevertheless held on to complete a comfortable 2-0 victory.

Pyramids will face National Bank of Egypt in the last 16. National Bank of Egypt reached that stage after beating Bor Fouad 4-1.

The holders entered this season’s competition as defending Egypt Cup champions after defeating ZED 2-1 in the 2025-2026 final at Cairo International Stadium.