A potential blockbuster: Al-Ahly and Zamalek on the same path in the Egypt Cup draw
Find out the full draw results
Thursday's draw for the round of 32 of the 2026-2027 Egypt Cup, staged at the headquarters of the Egyptian Football Association, handed Al-Ahly and Zamalek the same path. The two giants of Egyptian football could now meet in the knockout rounds.
The ceremony set out the round of 32 fixtures and mapped each club's route through to the final. Fans are already eyeing the journeys of the heavyweights in a tournament that pits Premier League clubs against lower-division sides.
Al-Ahly open against the winner of El-Nasr and El-Sekka El-Hadid. Zamalek face the winner of Misr Lel Makkasa Insurance and Pharco, while holders Pyramids take on the winner of El-Dakhleya and El-Tersana.
Among the other eye-catching ties, El-Masry El-Port-Saidy face Misr El-Makkasa, ZED meet the winner of Samanoud and Baladeyet El-Mahalla, and Ceramica Cleopatra play Abou Qir Fertilizers. Each side wants a ticket to the round of 16 and a shot at staying in the title race.
The preliminary rounds already claimed some big names. Ismaily chief among them, dumped out in the third preliminary round after a 1-0 defeat to El-Rebat Wel Anwar.
Pyramids go in as Egypt Cup holders. They lifted the trophy last season by beating ZED 2-1 in the final, the Sky Blues' second triumph in their history.
The full draw came as follows:
The first path
Pyramids v the winner of El-Dakhleya and El-Tersana
Al-Bank Al-Ahly v the winner of El-Rebat Wel Anwar and Port Fouad
El-Masry v Misr El-Makkasa
Tala'ea El-Gaish v Petrol Assiut
ZED v the winner of Samanoud and Baladeyet El-Mahalla
Smouha v the winner of El-Minya and Tahta
Wadi Degla v the winner of Tanta and Kahraba El-Ismailia
Ceramica Cleopatra v Abou Qir Fertilizers
The second path
Zamalek v the winner of Misr Lel Makkasa Insurance and Pharco
ENPPI v the winner of Proxy and Diamond FC
El-Gouna v the winner of El-Alminyum and Ittihad El-Shorta
El-Ittihad El-Sakandary v Ghazl El-Mahalla
Al-Ahly v the winner of El-Nasr and El-Sekka El-Hadid
Petrojet v the winner of Delphy and Mega Sport
El-Mokawloon El-Arab v the winner of Negoom Misr and El-Masreya Lel Ittisalat
Modern Sport v El-Qanah
