Zamalek bounce back with a 2-1 win over Dakhleya | VIDEO

Ehab Galal was given his first win in three matches after two goals from Kabongo Kasongo and debutant Emad Fathi gave Zamalek a 2-1 win over Dakhleya in the Egyptian Premier League on Thursday.

Congolese forward Kasongo scored a scrappy goal in the first half to take his tally to four league goals and give Zamalek the lead. He was replaced in the second half after picking up an injury.

Winger Fathi, who joined Zamalek from Galal’s former club Maqassa in the January transfer window, added the second just past the hour mark but Dakhleya narrowed the gap with a 77th-minute goal from Nasser Mansi following a defensive mistake.

But the White Knights held onto their lead to snap a three-match winless, with Galal enjoying his first win after his first two games ended in a 3-0 defeat by Ahly in the Cairo derby and a 0-0 draw with El-Entag El-Harby.

Zamalek revived their hopes of earning an African Champions League spot as they moved third with 32 points, nine behind Ismaily who slumped to a 2-0 defeat by Arab Contractors on Wednesday.

With Zamalek almost losing hopes of catching Ahly on top, their only Champions League hope lies in finishing second.