The Masr El Makasa Courier
Market17 Aug 2026
Masr El Makasa say no — this time
The offer from El Masry for Mostafa El Hadary was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Salah Zizo runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 29. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Masr El Makasa
Salah Zizo was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
Graduation day at Masr El Makasa
4 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Match15 Aug 2026
Masr El Makasa come up short against Ittihad
Ittihad left with the points after a 0‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad17 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Abdallah Hegazi
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Abdallah Hegazi, and the manager let it.
Market17 Aug 2026
Masr El Makasa promote Fathy Soliman from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Fathy Soliman has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market17 Aug 2026
Salah Warda steps up from the Masr El Makasa academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Salah Warda has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market17 Aug 2026
Masr El Makasa promote Trezeguet Mohsen from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Trezeguet Mohsen has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Squad Ashraf Ashour stays put
- Boardroom Masr El Makasa turn down the training-ground plan
- Squad Masr El Makasa pick somebody else ahead of Mohamed Kahraba