2022–23 Pyramids FC season

Pyramids FC
2022–23 season
Owner	Salem Al Shamsi
Manager	Takis Gonias
Stadium	30 June Stadium
Egyptian Premier League	11th
Egypt Cup	Pre-season
EFA Cup	Group stage
CAF Confederation Cup	Play-off round
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →
	All statistics correct as of 23 October 2022.

The 2022–23 Pyramids FC season is the club's 15th season in existence and the sixth consecutive season in the top flight of Egyptian football. In addition to the domestic league, Pyramids are participating in this season's editions of the Egypt Cup, the EFA Cup and the CAF Confederation Cup.

Players

First-team squad

As of 29 January 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	EGY	El Mahdy Soliman
3	DF	EGY	Ahmed Ayman Mansour
4	DF	EGY	Omar Gaber (vice-captain)
5	DF	EGY	Ali Gabr (3rd captain)
6	DF	EGY	Osama Galal
7	FW	BFA	Eric Traoré
8	FW	EGY	Islam Issa
9	FW	PLE	Mahmoud Wadi
10	FW	EGY	Ramadan Sobhi
11	MF	EGY	Mohamed Sadek
12	DF	EGY	Ahmed Tawfik
14	MF	EGY	Nabil Emad
15	MF	BFA	Blati Touré
16	GK	EGY	Ahmed El Shenawy
17	MF	EGY	Hesham Mohamed
18	MF	MAR	Walid El Karti


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	EGY	Abdallah El Said (captain)
20	FW	EGY	Abdallah Magdy
21	DF	EGY	Mohamed Hamdy
22	GK	EGY	Sherif Ekramy
23	FW	RSA	Fagrie Lakay
24	DF	EGY	Ahmed Fathy
25	DF	EGY	Ahmed Samy
26	FW	EGY	Mohamed El Gabbas
27	DF	EGY	Hussein El Sayed
28	FW	TUN	Fakhreddine Ben Youssef
30	FW	EGY	Ibrahim Adel
33	MF	EGY	Mahmoud Saber
35	MF	EGY	Ahmad Fawzi
39	DF	EGY	Abdo Semida
—	MF	EGY	Mostafa Fathi (on loan from Al-Taawoun)

Out on loan

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	Ahmed Daadour (Eastern Company SC until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	GHA	John Antwi (at Tala'ea El Gaish until 30 June 2022)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
	MF	Mahmoud Abdel Aati	Ismaily	Free	17 September 2022	^[1]

Out

Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Ahmed Tawfik	National Bank	Free	1 September 2022	^[2]
MF	Ibrahim Hassan	Al Ittihad	€158,000	6 September 2022	^[3]
DF	Hussein El Sayed	Al Masry	Undisclosed	13 September 2022	^[4]
DF	Omar Gaber	Zamalek	Undisclosed	19 September 2022	^[5]
MF	Nabil Emad	Zamalek	Undisclosed	21 September 2022	^[6]
FW	Salah El Deen Yehia	El Dakhleya		29 September 2022	^[7]
MF	Eric Traoré	ENPPI	Loan	10 October 2022	^[8]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Pyramids held a training camp in Dubai, UAE from 24 September to 3 October.^[9]

28 September 2022 Friendly	Gulf United	0–3	Pyramids	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:45		Report	Ben Youssef El Gabbas	Stadium: The Sevens Stadium

2 October 2022 Friendly	Royal FC	1–12	Pyramids	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
		Report

9 October 2022 Friendly	Pyramids	4–0	Qutour	Cairo
	Issa El Gabbas	Report		Stadium: 30 June Stadium

Competitions

Overview

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	19 October 2022	TBD	Matchday 1	2	0	2	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Egypt Cup	TBD		TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
EFA Cup	TBD		Group stage	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
CAF Confederation Cup	8 October 2022		Second round	3	2	0	1	9	1	+8	066.67
Total				5	2	2	1	10	2	+8	040.00

Last updated: 2 November 2022
Source: Soccerway

Egyptian Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Al Mokawloon Al Arab	3	0	3	0	1	1	0	3
11	Ceramica Cleopatra	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	3
12	Pyramids	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
13	Smouha	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2	2
14	ENPPI	4	0	2	2	3	6	−3	2

Updated to match(es) played on 2 November 2022. Source: worldfootball

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
2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0

Last updated: 23 October 2022.
Source: worldfootball

Results by round

Round	1	2	3
Ground	A	H	A
Result	D	D	P
Position	6	10

Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 2022. Source: worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 9 October 2022.^[10]

19 October 2022 1	ENPPI	1–1	Pyramids	Cairo
17:00 EST (UTC+2)	Kabou 58'	Report	Fathi 20'	Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium Referee: Amin Omar

23 October 2022 2	Pyramids	0–0	Al Masry	Cairo
16:00 EST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Tarek Magdy

11 December 2022 3	Zamalek	v	Pyramids	Cairo
--:-- EST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Cairo International Stadium

Egypt Cup

EFA Cup

CAF Confederation Cup

Qualifying rounds

The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 9 August 2022.

Second round

8 October 2022 First leg	Hilal Alsahil	0–2	Pyramids	Cairo, Egypt
18:00 UTC+2		Report	Ben Youssef 7' Fathi 77'	Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)

15 October 2022 Second leg	Pyramids	7–0 (9–0 agg.)	Hilal Alsahil	Cairo, Egypt
18:00 UTC+2	Samy 4' Ben Youssef 15', 18', 25' Issa 23' Sobhi 27' Chibi 65'	Report		Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)

Play-off round

2 November 2022 First leg	ASN Nigelec	1–0	Pyramids	Niamey, Niger
16:30 UTC+1	Seyni 58'	Report		Stadium: Stade Général Seyni Kountché Referee: Omar Artan (Somalia)

9 November 2022 Second leg	Pyramids	v	ASN Nigelec	Cairo, Egypt
19:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: 30 June Stadium

References

^ El-Ramady, Ahmed (17 September 2022). "OFFICIAL: Pyramids sign Ismaily's Mahmoud Dunga on free transfer".
^ El-Ramady, Ahmed (31 August 2022). "OFFICIAL: Ahmed Tawfik joins Bank Al Ahly on free transfer".
^ "الاتحاد السكندري يضم إبراهيم حسن بشكل نهائي". كورة بلس. 6 September 2022.
^ "المصري يتعاقد مع حسين السيد لمدة ٣ مواسم". يلاكورة.كوم.
^ "عمر جابر ينضم إلى الزمالك من جديد". مصر اليوم. 24 September 2022.
^ Team, KingFut (21 September 2022). "OFFICIAL: Zamalek complete signing of Nabil Dunga from Pyramids".
^ "الداخلية يضم مهاجم بيراميدز". كووورة. 29 September 2022.
^ Soliman, Seif (10 October 2022). "OFFICIAL: ENPPI sign Eric Traoré from Pyramids FC".
^ "بيراميدز يخوض أولى تدريباته في معسكر دبي". FilGoal.com. 25 September 2022.
^ "نتائج قرعة الدوري المصري موسم 2022-2023.. بداية نارية لـ الأهلي والزمالك". btolat.com. 9 October 2022.

[1] El-Ramady, Ahmed (17 September 2022). "OFFICIAL: Pyramids sign Ismaily's Mahmoud Dunga on free transfer".

[2] El-Ramady, Ahmed (31 August 2022). "OFFICIAL: Ahmed Tawfik joins Bank Al Ahly on free transfer".

[3] "الاتحاد السكندري يضم إبراهيم حسن بشكل نهائي". كورة بلس. 6 September 2022.

[4] "المصري يتعاقد مع حسين السيد لمدة ٣ مواسم". يلاكورة.كوم.

[5] "عمر جابر ينضم إلى الزمالك من جديد". مصر اليوم. 24 September 2022.

[6] Team, KingFut (21 September 2022). "OFFICIAL: Zamalek complete signing of Nabil Dunga from Pyramids".

[7] "الداخلية يضم مهاجم بيراميدز". كووورة. 29 September 2022.

[8] Soliman, Seif (10 October 2022). "OFFICIAL: ENPPI sign Eric Traoré from Pyramids FC".

[9] "بيراميدز يخوض أولى تدريباته في معسكر دبي". FilGoal.com. 25 September 2022.

[10] "نتائج قرعة الدوري المصري موسم 2022-2023.. بداية نارية لـ الأهلي والزمالك". btolat.com. 9 October 2022.

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