The season is due to start next Sunday with the Super Cup match between Ahly, last season’s league champions, and ENPPI, last season’s Egypt Cup champions, in Borg El-Arab stadium in Alexandria behind closed doors.
The Port Said club Masry announced their withdrawal from the competition out of “ respect for the Egyptian football supporters” despite having successfully appealed their two-season ban last month.
Egyptian Premier League Day 1 matches:
Zamalek vs Haras El-Hodoud
Ahly vs Mahalla
Ittihad of Alexandria vs El-Entag El-Harby
Arab Contractors vs Gouna
Wadi Degla vs El-Dakhelya
Petrojets vs Beni Swif Telephones
MCDR (Meqassa) vs Ismaily
Ittihad El-Shorta vs Somouha
Tala El-Giesh vs ENPPI
