Al Ahly were held to a 1-1 draw by ENPPI in the Egyptian Premier League on Wednesday.
Ivorian striker Vincent De Foneye put ENPPI in front after 23 minutes.
Midfielder Abdallah El-Saied managed to restore parity through a contentious spot kick five minutes later but both sides failed to notch a decisive goal to share honours in a dull affair at the army-owned Air Defence Stadium in Cairo.
Youssef, who took over from Hossam El-Badry last year, steered Ahly to a surprise Champions League title last season but his side failed to cope with the retirement of talismanic playmaker Mohamed Abou-Treika, whose absence left Ahly struggling for creativity.
The draw lifted Ahly to fourth place on 20 points, six adrift of leaders and surprise package Smouha and three behind second-placed Ittihad of Alexandria, who played two games more. The winners and runners-up will advance to a four-team mini-league to determine the champion.
ENPPI did not benefit much from the point they won as they remain in the dangerous zone, languishing in ninth place with 13 points.
Watch the goals here:
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6n1O8kOEShw[/youtube] [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W7GP8PHMRc[/youtube]Interviews:
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hW2zjcxSLE[/youtube] [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAwr3Y_eSs8[/youtube]Other Videos:
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aYC1UbIwoM[/youtube]Full Match:
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHzQ-V0l3eg[/youtube]
