The Masr El Makasa Courier
Player ratings12 Oct 2026
Ahmed Trezeguet beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 35. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Words at Masr El Makasa training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Yasser Zizo is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Squad12 Oct 2026
A falling-out at Masr El Makasa
El Sayed Gabr and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Mahmoud El Nenny signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Mahmoud El Nenny and Masr El Makasa agree another 3 years.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
The manager makes an example of Ashraf Salah
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
The view from the dugout
“We did not lose. Some weeks that is all you get, and I would rather have the point than not.” Ahmed El Mohamady chose the glass-half-full version of 0‑0; the supporters left with the other one.
Match10 Oct 2026
Masr El Makasa draw a blank against Haras El Hodoud
The crowd waited for a goal that never came. Haras El Hodoud defended in numbers and left with what they came for, and the two sides could be playing still without troubling a scorer.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Ibrahim Gabr makes his debut at 16
At 16 years old, Ibrahim Gabr became the latest name off the academy production line to be handed a senior shirt.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
Ashraf Ghaly knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Ashraf Ghaly trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
In brief
- The dugout Bassem Elneny gets picked when it counts
- Player ratings A defender's afternoon for Hossam Zaki
- Player ratings The pass was always on for Mohamed Kahraba