Match Info:
Egyptian Super Cup – Final
Venue: Borg El Arab Stadium
Time & Date: 9 Sep 2012 – 20:00 Cairo-Egypt Time
Live on: www.NileSports.tv
Sports Minister El-Amry Farouk insists that Super Cup game between Ahly and ENPPI will go on as planned, despite the uncertainty preceding it.
Sunday’s game, which will be held behind closed doors, will be the first competitive match in local competitions since the Port Said disaster forced a seven-month suspension of domestic football activity.
Ahly will miss veteran playmaker Mohamed Abou-Treika, who was the only player to be spared the wrath of Ultras Ahlawy after deciding to boycott the match in solidarity with the hardcore supporters.
The Cairo giants are the record holders of the Super Cup, which was launched 2000, with six titles under their belt, four more than bitter rivals Zamalek.
Ahly defeated ENPPI twice in the Super Cup but the petroleum club can take heart from the appointment of Tarek El-Ashry as their new coach.
El-Ashry was in charge of Alexandria-based club Harras El-Hodoud when they claimed a narrow 1-0 victory over Ahly in the Super Cup in 2009.
The 86,000-seat Egyptian Army Stadium, the second biggest in Africa, will host its third match since it was officially opened in 2007. It hosed Egypt’s U-20 World Cup opener against Trinidad and Tobago in 2009 and Ahly’s league game against Ittihad last year.
Match Info:
Egyptian Super Cup – Final
Venue: Borg El Arab Stadium
Time & Date: 9 Sep 2012 – 20:00 Cairo-Egypt Time
Live on: www.NileSports.tv
