Egypt's Al Ahly earns record-extending 45th league title
Al Ahly clinched a record-extending 45th Egyptian Premier League title with a 6-0 rout of Pharco after Wesam Abou Ali scored four goals in its final game on Wednesday.
Abou Ali also provided the assist for the fifth goal, scored by Hussein Elshahat, with Imam Ashour wrapping up the win in added time as Al Ahly earned a third consecutive league crown.
The win brought Al Ahly's tally to 58 points, two ahead of its closest rivals Pyramids.
🔴 Egyptian league champions for the third time in a row and the 45th in our history 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 pic.twitter.com/9la90kMXAD — Al Ahly SC 🇬🇧 (@AlAhlyEnglish) May 28, 2025
Local media reported that Pyramids have gone to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) demanding that three points be deducted from the champion for failing to show up for a match against arch-rivals Zamalek.
The Egyptian Football Club Association had punished Al Ahly with a three-point deduction for not playing the match in March – after the club's request for foreign officials was turned down – but backed down after the Cairo-based club complained to the local Olympic Committee.
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