Live in HD: Zamalek v Dahkleya | Egyptian League DEC. 3rd 2016

Match Info:

Match K.O at 20:00 Cairo local time

Venue: Petrosport Stadium (Kattameya)

Referee: Mahmoud Ashour

Recently-appointed coach Mohamed Helmi will be hopeful of marking his return to Zamalek with a victory over Dakhleya when both sides clash in the Egyptian Premier League at Cairo’s Petrosport Stadium on Saturday.

Having only managed to win a single game and register two draws in his three games in charge of Zamalek as interim manager, Mohamed Salah had to vacate the hot seat for Helmi who returns after nearly four months since departing.

Despite leaving after less than three months, Helmi’s spell was rather a successful one, leading Zamalek to seven consecutive league victories before two Champions League group-stage defeats to eventual winners Mamelodi Sundowns sealed his fate.

After the Whites dropped points against Mido’s Wadi Degla last week, Zamalek chairman Mortada Mansour will be hopeful Helmi would help his side back to winning ways to mount pressure on leaders Ahly who are now four points clear of nearest challengers Maqassa, who have a game in hand.

And with Zamalek drawing three times in the league, the 54-year-old Helmi will be burdened with winning Zamalek’s rescheduled matches in an attempt to bridge the gap with Ahly, who only drew twice, to just two points.

A game against 14th-placed Dakhleya seems the perfect start for Helmi to kick off his tenure with a win over a side that managed to claim only nine points from 12 games.