# 2022–23 Al Ahly SC season

The 2022–23 Al-Ahly SC season was the 115th season in the football club's history and 64th consecutive and overall season in the topflight of Egyptian football, the Egyptian Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, Al Ahly also are participating in this season's editions of the domestic cup, the Egypt Cup, the Egyptian Super Cup, and the first-tier African cup, the CAF Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup.

## Kit information

Supplier: Adidas Sponsors: Etisalat by e&, FABMISR Bank, GLC Paints, Al Marasem Development, Shell Helix
| Home | Home alt. | Away | Away alt. 1 | Away alt. 2 | Third |

## Players
### Current squad

    Stats As of October 2022
| Squad no. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth | Signed from | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | Mohamed El Shenawy(captain) | GK | (1988-12-18) 18 December 1988 (age 36) | Petrojet | 211 | 0 |
| 16 | Ali Lotfi | GK | (1989-10-14) 14 October 1989 (age 35) | ENPPI | 36 | 0 |
| 31 | Mostafa Shobier | GK | (2000-03-17) 17 March 2000 (age 24) | Youth academy | 8 | 0 |
| 33 | Hamza Alaa | GK | (2001-03-01) 1 March 2001 (age 23) | Youth academy | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | Khaled Abdelfattah | CB | (1999-01-22) 22 January 1999 (age 25) | Smouha | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Mahmoud Metwalli | CB/DM | (1993-01-04) 4 January 1993 (age 31) | Ismaily | 28 | 0 |
| 5 | Ramy Rabia | CB/DM | (1993-05-20) 20 May 1993 (age 31) | Sporting CP | 219 | 15 |
| 6 | Yasser Ibrahim | CB | (1993-02-10) 10 February 1993 (age 31) | Smouha | 113 | 7 |
| 12 | Ayman Ashraf | CB/LB | (1991-04-09) 9 April 1991 (age 33) | Smouha | 215 | 5 |
| 24 | Mohamed Abdelmonem | CB | (1999-02-01) 1 February 1999 (age 25) | Youth academy | 28 | 3 |
| 21 | Ali Maâloul | LB | (1990-01-03) 3 January 1990 (age 34) | CS Sfaxien | 207 | 37 |
| 30 | Mohamed Hany | RB | (1996-01-25) 25 January 1996 (age 28) | Youth academy | 239 | 4 |
| 28 | Karim Fouad | RB | (1999-10-01) 1 October 1999 (age 25) | Nogoom | 30 | 0 |
| 25 | Akram Tawfik | RB/DM | (1997-11-08) 8 November 1997 (age 27) | ENPPI | 65 | 1 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 8 | Hamdy Fathy | DM/CB | (1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 (age 30) | ENPPI | 114 | 8 |
| | Mano | DM | (1999-06-28) 28 June 1999 (age 25) | Youth academy | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Marwan Attia | CM/DM | (1998-08-01) 1 August 1998 (age 26) | Al Ittihad Alexandria | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Aliou Dieng | DM | (1997-10-16) 16 October 1997 (age 27) | MC Alger | 135 | 5 |
| 17 | Amr El Solia | CM/DM | (1990-04-02) 2 April 1990 (age 34) | Al Shaab | 259 | 24 |
| 19 | Afsha | AM/CM | (1996-03-05) 5 March 1996 (age 28) | Pyramids | 139 | 29 |
| 9 | Ahmed Abdelkader | AM/LM | (1999-05-23) 23 May 1999 (age 25) | Youth Academy | 44 | 7 |
| 34 | Mohamed Fakhri | AM/CM | (1999-11-30) 30 November 1999 (age 25) | Youth academy | 13 | 0 |
| 36 | Ahmed Nabil Koka | DM | (2001-05-05) 5 May 2001 (age 23) | Youth academy | 21 | 0 |
| 26 | Ahmed Kendouci | CM | (1999-06-22) 22 June 1999 (age 25) | ES Sétif | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 7 | Kahraba | ST/LW | (1994-04-13) 13 April 1994 (age 30) | C.D. Aves | 62 | 17 |
| 18 | Mohamed Dhaoui | RW | (2003-05-14) 14 May 2003 (age 21) | Étoile Sportive du Sahel | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Mohamed Sherif | ST/RW/LW | (1996-02-04) 4 February 1996 (age 28) | Wadi Degla | 103 | 44 |
| 11 | Bruno Sávio | LW | (1994-08-01) 1 August 1994 (age 30) | Bolívar | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Shady Hussein | ST/LW | (1993-05-01) 1 May 1993 (age 31) | Ceramica Cleopatra | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Hussein El Shahat | RW/AM/RB | (1992-06-21) 21 June 1992 (age 32) | Al Ain | 140 | 32 |
| 27 | Taher Mohamed | ST/LW | (1997-03-03) 3 March 1997 (age 27) | Al Mokawloon | 76 | 11 |
| 23 | Percy Tau | ST/LW/RW | (1994-05-13) 13 May 1994 (age 30) | Brighton & Hove Albion | 31 | 8 |
| 32 | Raafat Khalil | RW | (2004-02-03) 3 February 2004 (age 20) | Youth academy | 0 | 0 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| # | Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
| | DF | Mohamed El Maghrabi | Teplice | End of loan | 30 June 2021 |
| 11 | FW | Bruno Sávio | Bolívar | €1.48m | 10 September 2022 |
| 20 | FW | Shady Hussein | Ceramica Cleopatra | Undisclosed | 12 September 2022 |
| | MF | Mostafa Saad | Ceramica Cleopatra | Undisclosed | 15 September 2022 |
| 18 | MF | Mohamed Dhaoui | Étoile Sportive du Sahel | $360k | 6 January 2023 |
| 13 | MF | Marwan Attia | Ittihad Alexandria | $841K | 10 January 2023 |
| | MF | Ahmed Kendouci | ES Sétif | $920K | 28 January 2023 |

#### Loans in

| # | Position | Player | Loaned from | Date | Loan expires | Source |
| 2 | DF | Khaled Abdelfattah | Smouha | 6 January 2023 | 30 June 2023 | |

### Transfers out

| Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
| FW | Aliou Badji | Amiens | $1.8m | 1 June 2022 |
| DF | Badr Benoun | Qatar | $1.7m | 31 July 2022 |
| MF | Walid Soliman | Retired | | 30 August 2022 |
| FW | Ahmed Yasser Rayyan | Ceramica Cleopatra | Undisclosed | 13 September 2022 |
| DF | Ahmed Ramadan | Ceramica Cleopatra | Undisclosed | 15 September 2022 |
| DF | Mohamed Shokry | Ceramica Cleopatra | Undisclosed | 15 September 2022 |

#### Loans out

| Position | Player | Loaned to | Date | Loan expires |
| FW | Walter Bwalya | Al Qadsiah | 15 July 2022 | 30 June 2023 |
| DF | Mahmoud Wahid | Tala'ea El Gaish | 24 August 2022 | 30 June 2023 |
| MF | Luís Miquissone | Abha | 3 September 2022 | 30 June 2023 |
| FW | Ahmed Sayed | Al Ittihad Alexandria | 15 September 2022 | 30 June 2023 |
| FW | Salah Mohsen | Ceramica Cleopatra | 10 October 2022 | 30 June 2023 |
| FW | Hossam Hassan | Smouha | 4 January 2023 | 30 June 2023 |
| MF | Ziad Tarek | Smouha | 7 January 2023 | 30 June 2024 |
| MF | Amar Hamdy | Al Ittihad | 10 January 2023 | 30 June 2023 |
| MF | Mohamed Mahmoud | Al Ittihad | 10 January 2023 | 30 June 2023 |
| DF | Mohamed El Maghrabi | Smouha | 27 January 2023 | 30 June 2023 |

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss

### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Egyptian Premier League | 19 October 2022 | 26 July 2023 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 34 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 63 | 13 | +50 | 073.53 |
| 2021–22 Egypt Cup | 27 November 2022 | 10 April 2023 | Final | Winners | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 066.67 |
| 2022–23 Egypt Cup | 25 June 2023 | 2023-24 | Round of 32 | Semi-Final | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.00 |
| 2022-23 EFA Cup | N/A | N/A | Round of 16 | Withdrew | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 000.00 |
| 2021–22 Egyptian Super Cup | 28 October 2022 | 28 October 2022 | Final | Winners | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| 2022–23 Egyptian Super Cup | 5 May 2023 | 5 May 2023 | Final | Winner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| CAF Champions League | 7 October 2022 | 11 June 2023 | Second Round | Winners | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 064.29 |
| FIFA Club World Cup | 1 February 2023 | 11 February 2023 | First round | Fourth place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 61 | 43 | 12 | 6 | 108 | 38 | +70 | 070.49 |
Last updated: 5 August 2023 Source: Competitions

### Egyptian Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al Ahly (C) | 34 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 63 | 13 | +50 | 83 | Qualification for the Champions League second round |
| 2 | Pyramids | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 58 | 24 | +34 | 73 | Qualification for the Champions League second round |
| 3 | Zamalek | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 60 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup second round |
| 4 | Future | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 58 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup second round |
| 5 | Al Masry | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 48 | |
* ↑ Since the 2022–23 Egypt Cup wouldn't finish by the CAF deadline for associations to submit teams participating in next season's African competitions, the spot awarded to the Egypt Cup winners (Confederation Cup first or second round) was passed to the fourth-placed team in the league.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Soccerway

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | D | W | W | D | W | W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Matches
### Egypt Cup
#### 2021–22 Egypt Cup

All times are CAT (UTC+2).

#### 2022–23 Egypt Cup
### CAF Champions League
#### Qualifying rounds

The draw of the qualifying rounds was held on 9 August 2022.

##### Second round
#### Group stage

The draw of the group stage was held on 12 December 2022.
Group B
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MDS | ASC | HIL | CSG |
| 1 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 14 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Al Ahly | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Al Hilal | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Coton Sport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 0 | | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–2 | — |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Al Ahly 3, Al Hilal 3. Head-to-head goal difference: Al Ahly +2, Al Hilal -2

#### Knockout stage

The draw for the knockout stage was held on 5 April 2023.

##### Quarter-finals

Al Ahly won 2–0 on aggregate.

##### Semi-finals

Al Ahly won 4–0 on aggregate.

##### Final

Al Ahly won 3–2 on aggregate.

### FIFA Club World Cup

Al Ahly will be participating in the tournament as the CAF representative after Wydad qualified as the host.

## Statistics
### Goalscorers

    As of 19 August 2023
| Rank | Pos. | Name | Premier League | Egypt Cup | EFA Cup | Egyptian Super Cup | CAF Champions League | FIFA Club World Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | Kahraba | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | FW | Sherif | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| 3 | DF | Maâloul | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 4 | MF | El Shahat | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | FW | Tau | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | FW | Abd Elkader | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | MF | Hamdy | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | MF | Afsha | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | MF | El Solia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | DF | Karim | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | DF | Abdelmonem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | FW | Taher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | FW | Bruno | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | DF | Dieng | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | MF | Kendouci | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | FW | Shady | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | Yasser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | Akram | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | Khalil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | Metwalli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | Total | Total | 63 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 7 | 111 |

### Clean sheets

    As of 26 February 2023
| Rank | Name | Premier League | Egypt Cup | EFA Cup | Egyptian Super Cup | CAF Champions League | FIFA Club World Cup | Total |
| 1 | Mohamed El Shenawy | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| Total | Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 |