Al-Ahly temporarily leads the Egyptian League with a victory over Abu Qir Fertilizers, and Al-Raja announces the details of the capital of its sports company

Al-Ahly rose to the top of the Egyptian Premier League “temporarily” with a difficult victory over its guest, Abu Qir Fertilizers, with a score of 2-0 in the fifth round competitions, Tuesday.

Ahmed Mostafa “Zizou” scored the first goal for Al-Ahly in the 16th minute of the match that was held at Cairo Stadium.

Zizou raised his tally to 3 goals, becoming the team's top scorer in the competition this season.

Substitute Hussein Al-Shahat added the second goal with a powerful shot that landed in the left scissors in the 94th minute, confirming the victory of the Red Giant.

With this result, Al-Ahly temporarily takes the lead with 13 points, compensating for its stumble by drawing 1-1 with the Arab Contractors in the fourth round, last Wednesday.

Al-Ahly, which won the title, is awaiting the rest of the results of its competitors, Pyramids (12 points), and Zamalek, the defending champion (10 points).

Zamalek will be a guest at Ghazl El Mahalla on Wednesday evening, while Pyramids will play with Sharqia Enppi at the end of the round’s competitions on Thursday.

In another match at the same time, Al-Ittihad of Alexandria defeated Al-Masry of Port Said 2-0, also in a match held at the new Suez Stadium.

Al-Ittihad accomplished the mission with a brace in the second half, as they took the lead with an own goal scored by Baher El-Mohamady, Al-Masry’s defender, by mistake, in the 58th minute, and John Ebuka added the second goal in the 95th minute.

Al-Ittihad of Alexandria raised its score to 10 points in sixth place, lagging behind on goal difference, while Al-Masry's score froze at 6 points in tenth place after a third loss in a row.

Earlier Tuesday, Modern Sport defeated its host, Assiut Petroleum, 2-0, in the fifth round of the Egyptian Premier League, temporarily rising to the golden square in the standings.

Modern ended the first half ahead with a goal scored by Mohamed Sharqia with a header in the 31st minute of the match held at the Army Stadium in Borg El Arab in Alexandria.

In the 82nd minute, Mohamed Sabry added Modern's second goal with a long-range shot, taking advantage of the goalkeeper's advance.

Assiut Petroleum was affected by the lack of numbers in its ranks after its player Ahmed Khaled was sent off in the 62nd minute.

With this result, Modern Sport is equal with 10 points with Zamalek and Al-Ittihad.

Assiut Petroleum, which was newly promoted to the Premier League this season, suffered its third loss in a row, leaving its score frozen at two points in nineteenth and penultimate place.

At the same time, Arab Contractors defeated its host Wadi Degla, 2-0, at Al Salam Stadium.

Al-Mokawloon sealed the win with two late goals, scored by Idrissa Thiam and Mustafa Gamal from a penalty kick in the 80th and 94th minutes.

Al-Mokawloon continued its revival with two wins and a draw in the last 3 rounds, raising its score to 7 points in seventh place, while Wadi Degla’s score froze at 5 points in twelfth place.

Raja Sports Club announced that the capital of its sports company amounted to 250 million dirhams (about 26.4 million dollars), after the entry of “Ports for Impact” as an institutional investor with a 60 percent stake, compared to 40 percent for Raja Sports Association, during the first year of the actual implementation of the sports company model in the club.

The Raja Association’s contribution to the company’s capital amounts to 100 million dirhams (about 10.6 million dollars), compared to 150 million dirhams (about 15.9 million dollars) for the institutional investor, according to the financial data presented during the regular general assembly for the 2025-2026 sports season.

The results of the first year also reveal the settlement of 36 dispute files with a total value exceeding 31 million dirhams (about 3.3 million dollars). These are settlements that the club said allowed the decision to prevent contracts to be lifted and the possibility of contracting with new players restored after a period of stagnation related to these files.

In parallel with this transformation, the club’s financial file remained the subject of disagreement for several months between the current administrative office and former president Abdullah Berwain, against the backdrop of observations regarding the financial report for the previous period, including the inclusion of an amount in the range of 33 million dirhams (about 3.49 million dollars) in the financial data before it was withdrawn from the final version presented to those involved after acknowledging that there was an error in its inclusion.

The dispute did not end with the General Assembly being held, as Berwin announced his intention to resort to the judiciary to request independent accounting and financial expertise in the club’s accounts, documents and operations that were under discussion, stressing that his goal was to verify the data and determine responsibilities, without accusing any party in advance.

The “Raja Sports Company” manages the professional activity, including the first football team, the women’s team, and the futsal team, while the Raja Association continues to manage the club school and Casablanca League teams, while maintaining representation within the company’s sports apparatus.

This comes within the framework of the implementation of Moroccan Law No. 09-30 related to physical education and sports, which established a legal framework for sports companies, so that professional football activity became legally and administratively separate from the association that represents the club.

On the financial side, the General Assembly presented during its report on the period from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026, noting an improvement in financial indicators and regularity in obligations. It also estimated the value of Raja Academy’s assets at approximately 250 million dirhams (about 26.4 million dollars), in addition to the association’s contribution to the capital of the sports company.

During the supplementary assembly, the literary and financial reports for the period extending from May 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025 were discussed, along with the auditor’s report, while the regular general assembly devoted mainly to evaluating the first year of the sports company’s work and presenting the literary and financial reports for the period from July 2025 to June 2026.

The announced numbers put Raja at a different stage in the way it manages its professional activity, especially with the transfer of management of the first team and other professional teams to the sports company, while the association maintains roles related to the club school, Raja’s identity, and its representation in the company’s bodies.

The first year of this model constitutes an actual test of the club’s ability to separate the management of professional sports activity from the roles of the association, especially at the level of financing, settling previous obligations, attracting investment, and ensuring the resources necessary for sports competition.