Edited sentence: Also, during Ahly's reconstruction period in 2004, Ahly managed to sign a host of former Ismaily star players including Mohamed Barakat, Islam Al Shater and Emad Al Nahhas.........As always, in any league, there are certain matches that are the highlight matches of the season.In Egypt, the matches that are anticipated the most are those among the triangle of power in Egypt, which consists of Ahly, Zamalek and Ismaily.Ismaily SC asked Al Ahly to host them, but the Cairo giants refused.Israeli troops forced the people of Ismailia and most of the people living on the Suez Canal to evacuate and leave their homes, going westwards towards the inside of Egypt.It is a match between Africa's most successful clubs, as they have 11 Champions League titles between them, six for Al Ahly and five for Zamalek.The Cairo-Ismailia Rivalry is another clash of the titans in Egyptian football, as Cairo-based clubs Ahly and Zamalek have mixed relations with the city of Ismailia, home to the Ismaily Sports Club, the third most decorated side in Egypt.The Zamalek-Ismaily games are usually peaceful as the clubs' boards and fans have had traditionally good relations with each other, unlike the relationship between Ahly and Ismaily fans.The reason for the hatred between Ahly and Ismaily fans is not clear, but most agree that the main conflict stems back to the 1967 Six Day War.This was a bitter blow to the relationship between both sides, and has always been a touchy point ever since.Whether one refers to it as the "Egyptian Derby," the "Cairo Derby" or "Africa's Derby," Al Ahly v.Zamalek is one of the top derbies in the world