# 2020–21 Al Ahly SC season

The 2020–21 Al Ahly SC season was the 113th season in the football club's history and 62nd consecutive and overall season in the top flight 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. The season covers a period from 13 December 2020 to 30 July 2021.

## Kit information

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## Players
### Current squad

    As of 20 December 2020
| 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 | 129 | 0 |
| 16 | Ali Lotfi | GK | (1989-10-14) 14 October 1989 (age 35) | ENPPI | 12 | 0 |
| 31 | Mostafa Shobier | GK | (2000-03-01) 1 March 2000 (age 25) | Youth academy | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | Mahmoud Wahid | LB | (1994-06-19) 19 June 1994 (age 30) | Misr Lel Makkasa | 18 | 0 |
| 13 | Badr Benoun | CB | (1993-09-30) 30 September 1993 (age 31) | Raja CA | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Mahmoud Metwalli | CB/DM | (1993-01-04) 4 January 1993 (age 32) | Ismaily | 17 | 0 |
| 5 | Ramy Rabia | CB/DM | (1993-05-20) 20 May 1993 (age 31) | Sporting CP | 168 | 11 |
| 6 | Yasser Ibrahim | CB | (1993-02-10) 10 February 1993 (age 32) | Smouha | 46 | 2 |
| 12 | Ayman Ashraf | CB/LB | (1991-04-09) 9 April 1991 (age 33) | Smouha | 143 | 4 |
| 3 | Ahmed Ramadan | RB/CB/DM | (1997-05-23) 23 May 1997 (age 27) | Wadi Degla | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Saad Samir | CB | (1989-04-01) 1 April 1989 (age 35) | Youth academy | 195 | 13 |
| 21 | Ali Maâloul | LB | (1990-01-03) 3 January 1990 (age 35) | CS Sfaxien | 137 | 23 |
| 30 | Mohamed Hany | RB | (1996-01-25) 25 January 1996 (age 29) | Youth academy | 166 | 3 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 8 | Hamdy Fathy | DM/CB | (1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 (age 30) | ENPPI | 43 | 6 |
| 11 | Walid Soliman (Vice-captain) | AM/RW/LW | (1984-12-01) 1 December 1984 (age 40) | ENPPI | 260 | 62 |
| 15 | Aliou Dieng | DM | (1997-10-16) 16 October 1997 (age 27) | MC Alger | 42 | 2 |
| 17 | Amr El Solia | CM/DM | (1990-04-02) 2 April 1990 (age 34) | Al Shaab | 184 | 19 |
| 19 | Afsha | AM/CM | (1996-03-05) 5 March 1996 (age 29) | Pyramids | 46 | 9 |
| 23 | Nasser Maher | AM/CM | (1997-02-08) 8 February 1997 (age 28) | Youth Academy | 39 | 3 |
| 24 | Karim Walid | CM/RB | (1997-08-08) 8 August 1997 (age 27) | Youth academy | 67 | 7 |
| 25 | Akram Tawfik | DM/CM/RB | (1997-11-08) 8 November 1997 (age 27) | ENPPI | 21 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 7 | Kahraba | LW/ST | (1994-04-13) 13 April 1994 (age 30) | C.D. Aves | 25 | 7 |
| 9 | Marwan Mohsen | ST | (1989-02-26) 26 February 1989 (age 36) | Ismaily | 88 | 22 |
| 10 | Mohamed Sherif | ST/RW/LW | (1996-02-04) 4 February 1996 (age 29) | Wadi Degla | 13 | 4 |
| 14 | Hussein El Shahat | RW/AM/RB | (1992-06-21) 21 June 1992 (age 32) | Al Ain | 62 | 14 |
| 18 | Salah Mohsen | ST/LW/RW | (1998-09-01) 1 September 1998 (age 26) | ENPPI | 35 | 8 |
| 26 | Walter Bwalya | ST | (1995-05-05) 5 May 1995 (age 29) | El Gouna | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Taher Mohamed | ST/LW | (1997-03-03) 3 March 1997 (age 28) | Al Mokawloon | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Junior Ajayi | LW/ST | (1996-01-29) 29 January 1996 (age 29) | CS Sfaxien | 140 | 39 |

### Youth Academy

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 |
| 33 | DF | EGY | Faress Mohamed |
| 34 | DF | EGY | Mohamed Maghrabi |
| 35 | DF | EGY | Abdel Rahman Ashraf |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 36 | MF | EGY | Ahmed Nabil Koka |
| 37 | GK | EGY | Hamza Alaa |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| # | Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
| 22 | FW | Ahmed Yasser Rayyan | El Gouna | End of loan | 31 October 2020 |
| 25 | MF | Akram Tawfik | El Gouna | End of loan | 31 October 2020 |
| 23 | MF | Nasser Maher | Smouha | End of loan | 31 October 2020 |
| 10 | MF | Mohamed Sherif | Enppi | End of loan | 31 October 2020 |
| 18 | MF | Salah Mohsen | Smouha | End of loan | 31 October 2020 |
| 27 | FW | Taher Mohamed | Al Mokawloon Al Arab | E£20m | 9 July 2020 |
| 13 | DF | Badr Benoun | Raja Casablanca | E£31m | 11 November 2020 |
| 3 | MF | Ahmed Ramadan Beckham | Wadi Degla SC | E£12m | 23 November 2020 |
| 26 | ST | Walter Bwalya | El Gouna | E£28m | 1 January 2021 |

### Transfers out

| Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
| FW | Ramadan Sobhi | Huddersfield | End of loan | 30 June 2020 |
| GK | Sherif Ekramy | Pyramids | Released | 26 September 2020 |
| DF | Hussein El Sayed | Tala'ea El Gaish | Undisclosed | 15 October 2020 |
| MF | Hossam Ashour | Al Ittihad | Released | 25 October 2020 |
| DF | Ahmed Fathy | Pyramids | Free transfer | 31 October 2020 |
| DF | Basem Ali | Al Mokawloon | Free transfer | 30 November 2020 |
| MF | Saleh Gomaa | Ceramica Cleopatra | Free transfer | 3 December 2020 |
| MF | Ahmed El Sheikh | Pyramids | Free transfer | 7 December 2020 |
| MF | Geraldo | Ankaragücü | Released | 29 January 2021 |

#### Loans out

| Position | Player | Loaned to | Date | Loan expires |
| FW | Amr Gamal | Tala'ea El Gaish | 9 August 2019 | 30 June 2021 |
| DF | Ahmed Alaa | Tala'ea El Gaish | 9 August 2019 | 30 June 2021 |
| DF | Mohamed Abdelmonem | Smouha | 23 January 2020 | 30 June 2021 |
| MF | Amar Hamdy | Al Ittihad | 1 November 2020 | 30 June 2022 |
| DF | Mohamed Fakhri | National Bank of Egypt | 12 November 2020 | 30 June 2021 |
| MF | Shady Radwan | National Bank of Egypt | 16 November 2020 | 30 June 2021 |
| DF | Mahmoud El Gazzar | El Gouna | 30 November 2020 | 30 June 2021 |
| MF | Arabi Badr | El Gouna | 1 January 2020 | 30 June 2021 |
| FW | Ahmed Yasser Rayan | Ceramica Cleopatra | 10 January 2020 | 30 June 2021 |
| FW | Aliou Badji | Ankaragücü | 21 January 2020 | 30 June 2021 |
| DF | Mohamed Shokry | Smouha | 28 January 2021 | 30 June 2022 |

## 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 | 11 December 2020 | 27 August 2021 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 72 | 29 | +43 | 064.71 |
| Egypt Cup | 14 April 2021 | | Round of 32 | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Egyptian Super Cup | 21 September 2021 | 21 September 2021 | Final | Runners-up | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 000.00 |
| CAF Champions League | 22 December 2020 | 17 July 2021 | Group stage | Winners | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 6 | +20 | 069.23 |
| CAF Super Cup | 28 May 2021 | 28 May 2021 | Final | Winners | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| FIFA Club World Cup | 4 February 2021 | 11 February 2021 | Second round | Third place | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 066.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 55 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 106 | 39 | +67 | 067.27 |
Last updated: 27 September 2021 Source: Competitions

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Zamalek (C) | 34 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 61 | 21 | +40 | 80 | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 2 | Al Ahly | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 72 | 29 | +43 | 76 | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 3 | Pyramids | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 55 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Smouha | 34 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 54 | |
| 5 | Al Masry | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 50 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup |
* 1 2 3 4 The 2020–21 Egyptian Premier League was not finished by the CAF deadline. As a result, the Egyptian Football Association announced that Zamalek and Al Ahly, who were at first and second place after 29 rounds respectively, will represent Egypt in the 2021–22 CAF Champions League. Meanwhile, Al Masry and Pyramids FC, who were at third and fourth place after 29 rounds respectively, will represent Egypt in the 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup.

#### 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 | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | D | W | D | W | D | W |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

#### Matches

The fixtures for the 2020–21 season were announced on 23 November 2020.

### CAF Champions League

Al Ahly entered the competition for the 3rd consecutive time after winning the league and the CAF Champions League in the previous season. Al Ahly were ranked first in the CAF 5-year ranking prior to the start of the 2020–21 season. As a result, they entered the competition from the first round.

#### First round

Al Ahly were drawn against the winner of the tie involving AS SONIDEP from Niger and Mogadishu City from Somalia, which was won by the former.

### Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 8 January 2021. Al Ahly were drawn in Group A alongside AS Vita Club from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Simba from Tanzania and Al Merrikh from Sudan.

#### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SIM | AHL | VIT | MER |
| 1 | Simba | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Al Ahly | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | 3–0 |
| 3 | AS Vita Club | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 7 | | 0–1 | 0–3 | — | 3–1 |
| 4 | Al Merrikh | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 2 | | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | — |

#### Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 30 April 2021. Al Ahly were drawn against Mamelodi Sundowns from South Africa.

#### Final
### FIFA Club World Cup
## Statistics
### Goalscorers

    As of 27 September 2021
| Rank | Position | Name | Premier League | Egypt Cup | Egyptian Super Cup | CAF Champions League | CAF Super Cup | Club World Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | Mohamed Sherif | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 28 |
| 2 | FW | Hussein El Shahat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | FW | Kahraba | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | MF | Mohamed Magdy | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | FW | Salah Mohsen | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | FW | Taher Mohamed | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | DF | Ali Maâloul | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | MF | Walid Soliman | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | FW | Walter Bwalya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | DF | Badr Benoun | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | MF | Amr El Solia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | DF | Yasser Ibrahim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | FW | Junior Ajayi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | MF | Aliou Dieng | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | Akram Tawfik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | Marwan Mohsen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Awarded goal | Awarded goal | Awarded goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 72 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 105 |

### Clean sheets

    As of 27 September 2021
| Rank | Name | Premier League | Egypt Cup | Egyptian Super Cup | CAF Champions League | CAF Super Cup | Club World Cup | Total |
| 1 | Mohamed El Shenawy | 11 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 24 |
| 2 | Ali Lotfi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Mostafa Shobair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 25 |