Mamdouh Abbas reveals the fact that huge rewards were allocated to Zamalek players for their victory over Al-Ahly

Mamdouh Abbas put an end to the controversy regarding what was reported about allocating exceptional rewards to Zamalek players to motivate them before facing their traditional rival, stressing that matters related to financial incentives are subject to the regulations regulating within the club in coordination with the Board of Directors.

The former president of Zamalek wrote, through his personal account on the “X” platform: “Today’s match between Zamalek and Al-Ahly is a match in the Premier League. I did not speak to anyone from the media regarding huge or non-huge financial rewards. There is a regulation regulating this issue with the Board of Directors.”

Cairo International Stadium will host the match between Zamalek and Al-Ahly at eight o’clock in the evening today, Sunday, as part of the sixth round of the Egyptian Premier League season 2026-2027.

Zamalek enters the confrontation while occupying second place in the Egyptian League standings with 13 points, which is the same balance as Al-Ahly, which is in third place, while Pyramids leads the standings with 15 points.