Wasteful Al Ahly Suffer 3-2 Shock Defeat to Smouha

Al Ahly suffered a shock 3-2 defeat to Smouha as they dropped points in the 2021/22 Egyptian Premier League title race.

The Red Devils came into the game without Percy Tau due to injury for a second consecutive game.

The attacking duo of Marwan Hamdi, with a brace and Abdelkabir El Ouadi saw the home side hold a 3-0 lead after 46 minutes and despite a valiant fight back the Red Devils were unable to prevent their second league defeat of the season.

Taher Mohamed’s 56th-minute strike and Hossam Hassan’s 94th-minute consolation proved to little too late for the Cairo giants as they trail second-placed Pyramids by five points and league leaders Zamalek by seven – albeit with three games in hand over their title rivals.