# 2023–24 Pyramids FC season

The 2023–24 Pyramids FC season was the club's sixth season in existence and the sixth consecutive season in the top flight of Egyptian football. In addition to the domestic league, Pyramids participated in this season's editions of the Egypt Cup, the League Cup, the Egyptian Super Cup, and the CAF Champions League.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 20 September 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | EGY | Sherif Ekramy |
| — | GK | EGY | Ahmed El Shenawy |
| — | GK | EGY | Ahmed Mayhoub |
| — | DF | MAR | Mohamed Chibi |
| — | DF | EGY | Ali Gabr |
| — | DF | EGY | Ahmed Samy |
| — | DF | EGY | Mahmoud Marei |
| — | DF | EGY | Mohamed Hamdy |
| — | DF | EGY | Ahmed Fathy |
| — | DF | EGY | Karim Hafez |
| — | MF | BFA | Blati Touré |
| — | MF | EGY | Ramadan Sobhi |
| — | MF | EGY | Mostafa Fathi |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | EGY | Mohanad Lasheen |
| — | MF | MAR | Walid El Karti |
| — | MF | EGY | Abdallah El Said (captain) |
| — | MF | EGY | Seif Farouk Gaafar |
| — | MF | EGY | Youssef Osama |
| — | MF | EGY | Ibrahim Adel |
| — | MF | EGY | Mohamed Reda |
| — | MF | EGY | Ahmed Tawfik |
| — | MF | EGY | Islam Issa |
| — | FW | COD | Fiston Mayele |
| — | FW | RSA | Fagrie Lakay |
| — | FW | EGY | Mohamed El Gabbas |
| — | MF | EGY | Mohamed Adel Amo |

## Transfers
### In

| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
| MF | Mostafa Fathi | Al-Taawoun | €903,000 | 24 July 2023 |
| FW | Fiston Mayele | Young Africans | Undisclosed | 30 July 2023 |
| MF | Youssef Osama | Zamalek | Free | 4 August 2023 |
| MF | Seif Farouk Gaafar | Zamalek | Free | 8 August 2023 |
| MF | Mohanad Lasheen | Future | €1,003,000 | 10 August 2023 |
| MF | Mohamed Reda | Future | €1,000,000 | 14 August 2023 |
| MF | Mohamed Adel Amo | Misr Lel Makkasa | €118,000 | 15 August 2023 |
| GK | Ahmed Mayhoub | Ghazl El Mahalla | €118,000 | 30 August 2023 |

### Out

| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
| MF | Ahmed Fawzi | Al Mokawloon Al Arab | Loan | 16 August 2023 |
| MF | Emad Mayhoub | Al Mokawloon Al Arab | Loan | 16 August 2023 |
| GK | Ahmed Daador | Ceramica Cleopatra | Loan | 18 August 2023 |
| FW | Mahmoud Wadi | Al Mokawloon Al Arab | Free | 19 August 2023 |
| FW | Fakhreddine Ben Youssef | Al Masry | Free | 26 August 2023 |
| MF | Mohamed Adel Amo | Misr Lel Makkasa | Loan | 1 September 2023 |
| MF | Abdallah El Said | Zamalek | €448,000 | 31 January 2024 |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
In preparation for the new season, Pyramids is holding a training camp in Adana, Turkey, which started on 25 August. International players will be allowed to leave to join their national teams.

## Competitions
### Overall record

| 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 | 21 September 2023 | 14 August 2024 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 34 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 62 | 27 | +35 | 070.59 |
| Egypt Cup | 15 July 2024 | 30 August 2024 | Round of 32 | Winners | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 080.00 |
| Egyptian League Cup | 10 January 2024 | 1 February 2024 | Group stage | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | +0 | 025.00 |
| Egyptian Super Cup | 25 December 2023 | 28 December 2023 | Semi-finals | Third-place | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| CAF Champions League | 17 September 2023 | 2 March 2024 | Second round | Group stage | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | +0 | 025.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 53 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 91 | 46 | +45 | 058.49 |
Source: Soccerway

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al Ahly (C) | 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 75 | 28 | +47 | 85 | Qualification for the Champions League second round |
| 2 | Pyramids | 34 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 62 | 27 | +35 | 79 | Qualification for the Champions League first round |
| 3 | Zamalek | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 56 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup second round |
| 4 | Al Masry | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 55 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup second round |
| 5 | Modern Future | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 54 | |
* ↑ Al Ahly qualified for the Champions League second round by winning the 2023–24 CAF Champions League.
* ↑ Zamalek were deducted three points for refusing to play their away fixture against Al Ahly, scheduled to be played on 25 June 2024.
* ↑ Zamalek qualified for the Confederation Cup second round by winning the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup.
* ↑ The league was not finished by the CAF deadline for associations to submit teams participating in next season's CAF competitions. As a result, Al Masry, who finished the first half of the season at third place (and were also at third place by the time of the draw) qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup.
* ↑ Head-to-head points: Modern Future 4, Smouha 1.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Worldfootball

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 |
| Ground | H |
| Result | D |
| Position | 8 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 11 September 2023.

### CAF Champions League
#### Second round

The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 25 July 2023.

#### Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 6 October 2023.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SUN | TPM | NDB | PYR |
| 1 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| 2 | TP Mazembe | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | FC Nouadhibou | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 5 | | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Pyramids | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 5 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — |
* 1 2 Ranked on head-to-head points: FC Nouadhibou 4, Pyramids 1.

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Champions League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | EGY | Ahmed El Shenawy | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | EGY | Sherif Ekramy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | EGY | Ahmed Mayhoub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | EGY | Mahmoud Marei | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | EGY | Ahmed Samy | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | EGY | Ali Gabr | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | MAR | Mohamed Chibi | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | EGY | Mohamed Hamdy | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | EGY | Ahmed Fathy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | EGY | Karim Hafez | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | BFA | Blati Touré | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | EGY | Ramadan Sobhi | 2 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | EGY | Mostafa Fathi | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | EGY | Mohanad Lasheen | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | MAR | Walid El Karti | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | EGY | Abdallah El Said | 2 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | EGY | Seif Farouk Gaafar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | EGY | Youssef Osama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | EGY | Ibrahim Adel | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | EGY | Ahmed Tawfik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | COD | Fiston Mayele | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | RSA | Fagrie Lakay | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | EGY | Mohamed El Gabbas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
Last updated: 25 September 2023 Source: Competitions