2023–24 Pyramids FC season

Pyramids FC
2023–24 season
Head coach	Jaime Pacheco
Stadium	30 June Stadium
Egyptian Premier League	1st
Egypt Cup	Pre-season
Egyptian League Cup	Pre-season
Egyptian Super Cup	Semi-finals
CAF Champions League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: ; Fiston Kalala Mayele (3); All: ; Mostafa Fathi (5)
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →
	All statistics correct as of 28 November 2023.

The 2023–24 Pyramids FC season is 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 will participate 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^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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 Kalala Mayele
—	FW	RSA	Fagrie Lakay
—	FW	EGY	Mohamed El Gabbas
—	MF	EGY	Mohamed Adel Amo

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Mostafa Fathi	Al-Taawoun	€903,000	24 July 2023	^[2]
FW	Fiston Kalala Mayele	Young Africans	Undisclosed	30 July 2023	^[3]
MF	Youssef Osama	Zamalek	Free	4 August 2023	^[4]
MF	Seif Farouk Gaafar	Zamalek	Free	8 August 2023	^[5]
MF	Mohanad Lasheen	Future	€1,003,000	10 August 2023	^[6]
MF	Mohamed Reda	Future	€1,000,000	14 August 2023	^[7]
MF	Mohamed Adel Amo	Misr Lel Makkasa	€118,000	15 August 2023	^[8]
GK	Ahmed Mayhoub	Ghazl El Mahalla	€118,000	30 August 2023	^[9]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Ahmed Fawzi	Al Mokawloon Al Arab	Loan	16 August 2023	^[10]
MF	Emad Mayhoub	Al Mokawloon Al Arab	Loan	16 August 2023	^[11]
GK	Ahmed Daador	Ceramica Cleopatra	Loan	18 August 2023	^[12]
FW	Mahmoud Wadi	Al Mokawloon Al Arab	Free	19 August 2023	^[13]
FW	Fakhreddine Ben Youssef	Al Masry	Free	26 August 2023	^[14]
MF	Mohamed Adel Amo	Misr Lel Makkasa	Loan	1 September 2023	^[15]

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.^[16]^[17] International players will be allowed to leave to join their national teams.

29 August 2023 Friendly	Limassol TG	0–8	Pyramids	Burdur, Turkey
		Report	Osama Lakay El Said Adel El Gabbas Saber	Stadium: Makü stadyumu

31 August 2023 Friendly	Varsak Antalya	0–7	Pyramids	Burdur, Turkey
				Stadium: Makü stadyumu

2 September 2023 Friendly	Altınordu	0–1	Pyramids	Burdur, Turkey
			Mayele

6 September 2023 Friendly	Ispartaspor	0–3	Pyramids	Burdur, Turkey
			El Karti Lakay El Said

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Egyptian Premier League	21 September 2023		Matchday 1	7	5	1	1	10	7	+3	071.43
Egypt Cup	TBD			0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Egyptian League Cup	TBD			0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Egyptian Super Cup	25 December 2023			0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
CAF Champions League	17 September 2023		Second round	3	2	1	0	7	1	+6	066.67
Total				10	7	2	1	17	8	+9	070.00

Last updated: 28 November 2023
Source: Competitions

Egyptian Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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^[a]
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^[b]	Qualification for the Confederation Cup second round^[c]
4	Al Masry	34	16	7	11	41	39	+2	55	Qualification for the Confederation Cup second round^[d]
5	Modern Future	34	14	12	8	40	28	+12	54^[e]

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Play-off tie.^[20]
(Note: Head-to-head records are used for final standings only)
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ 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.^[18]
^ 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.^[19]
^ Head-to-head points: Modern Future 4, Smouha 1.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7	1	1	0	3	2	+1	1	0	0	1	0	+1

Last updated: 8 October 2023.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	W	W	W	L	W
Position	9

Updated to match(es) played on 8 October 2023. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 11 September 2023.^[21]^[22]

21 September 2023 1	Pyramids	2–2	Zamalek	Cairo
19:00 UTC+3	El Said 24' El Karti 33' Gabr 65' Sobhi 77'	Report	Roqa 21' Mathlouthi 53' Dunga 56' Ndiaye 62' Alaa 76' Sobhy 87'	Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Mahmoud Bassiouny

25 September 2023 2	National Bank	0–1	Pyramids	Cairo
16:00 UTC+3		Report	Sobhi 18' Ashraf 69' (o.g.) Hamdy 85'	Stadium: Al Salam Stadium Referee: Ahmed Al Ghandour

Egypt Cup

League Cup

Egyptian Super Cup

25 December 2023 Semi-finals	4th representative	v	Pyramids	United Arab Emirates
--:-- UTC+3

CAF Champions League

Second round

The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 25 July 2023.^[23]

17 September 2022 First leg	APR	0–0	Pyramids	Kigali, Rwanda
15:00 UTC+2				Stadium: Kigali Pelé Stadium Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)

29 September 2023 Second leg	Pyramids	6–1 (6–1 agg.)	APR	Cairo
18:00 UTC+3	Fathi 18', 56', 61', 82' El Karti 21' Chibi 69'	Report	Mbaoma 86' (pen.)	Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania)

Group stage

The draw for the group stage will be held on 6 October 2023.

Pos	Team v t e	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^[a]		0–2	0–0	—	2–0
4	Pyramids	6	1	2	3	3	8	−5	5^[a]		0–1	1–0	2–2	—

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Ranked on head-to-head points: FC Nouadhibou 4, Pyramids 1.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Cup		League Cup		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 Kalala 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

References

^ "قائمة بيراميدز لمواجهة الزمالك". الأسبوع.
^ Team, KingFut (25 July 2023). "OFFICIAL: Pyramids complete permanent move for Mostafa Fathi".
^ "Yanga sell Mayele to Pyramids - 2022/23 CAF Confederation Cup".
^ ElMogy, Salma (5 August 2023). "OFFICIAL: Pyramids sign Zamalek forward Youssef Osama Nabih".
^ "Pyramids FC sign Seif Farouk Gaafar on free transfer from Zamalek - Egyptian Football - Sports - Ahram Online".
^ "Pyramids FC continue summer transfer spree as Lasheen becomes 5th signing - Egyptian Football - Sports - Ahram Online".
^ "Future FC midfielder Bobo joins a Pyramids FC star-studded roster - Egyptian Football - Sports - Ahram Online".
^ "مصر المقاصة يعلن انتقال لاعبه محمد عادل أمو إلى بيراميدز". اليوم السابع. 15 August 2023.
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[table_note_res_ACL0.56526702063403-18] Al Ahly qualified for the Champions League second round by winning the 2023–24 CAF Champions League.

[table_hth_ZAM0.56526702063403-20] Zamalek were deducted three points for refusing to play their away fixture against Al Ahly, scheduled to be played on 25 June 2024.^[18]

[table_note_res_ZCC0.56526702063403-21] Zamalek qualified for the Confederation Cup second round by winning the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup.

[table_note_res_CCC0.56526702063403-23] 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.^[19]

[table_hth_MOF0.56526702063403-24] Head-to-head points: Modern Future 4, Smouha 1.

[table_hth_PYR0.1305292919886-29] Ranked on head-to-head points: FC Nouadhibou 4, Pyramids 1.

[1] "قائمة بيراميدز لمواجهة الزمالك". الأسبوع.

[2] Team, KingFut (25 July 2023). "OFFICIAL: Pyramids complete permanent move for Mostafa Fathi".

[3] "Yanga sell Mayele to Pyramids - 2022/23 CAF Confederation Cup".

[4] ElMogy, Salma (5 August 2023). "OFFICIAL: Pyramids sign Zamalek forward Youssef Osama Nabih".

[5] "Pyramids FC sign Seif Farouk Gaafar on free transfer from Zamalek - Egyptian Football - Sports - Ahram Online".

[6] "Pyramids FC continue summer transfer spree as Lasheen becomes 5th signing - Egyptian Football - Sports - Ahram Online".

[7] "Future FC midfielder Bobo joins a Pyramids FC star-studded roster - Egyptian Football - Sports - Ahram Online".

[8] "مصر المقاصة يعلن انتقال لاعبه محمد عادل أمو إلى بيراميدز". اليوم السابع. 15 August 2023.

[9] "بيراميدز يتعاقد مع أحمد ميهوب حارس مرمى غزل المحلة". اليوم السابع. 30 August 2023.

[10] "المقاولون العرب يجدد إعارة أحمد فوزى لاعب بيراميدز لمدة موسم آخر". اليوم السابع. 16 August 2023.

[11] "المقاولون العرب يضم عماد ميهوب على سبيل الإعارة من بيراميدز". اليوم السابع. 16 August 2023.

[12] نبيل, عمرو (19 August 2023). "خبر في الجول - تعويضا لإصابة كوكو.. حارس بيراميدز إلى سيراميكا". FilGoal.com.

[13] "المقاولون العرب يضم محمود وادى من بيراميدز". اليوم السابع. 19 August 2023.

[14] "Masry sign Tunisian striker Fakhreddine Ben Youssef - Egyptian Football - Sports - Ahram Online".

[15] ناجي, سارة (2 September 2023). "رسميًا.. بلدية المحله يعلن ضم لاعب الزمالك علي سبيل الإعارة". موقع كورة أون.

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[17] "مدينة أضنة تحتضن معسكر بيراميدز في تركيا". 21 August 2023.

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[27] "قرعة الدوري المصري 2023 – 2024.. الزمالك أمام بيراميدز والأهلي يواجه المصري في الجولة الأولى". 11 September 2023.

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