Al Ahly’s senior men’s basketball team defeated Zamalek 89-77 on Monday in the opening game of the Egyptian League Championship quarter-finals. The match took place at Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Hall, where Al Ahly recovered from a slow start to secure the victory.
Zamalek set the pace early and held a commanding 32-15 lead at the end of the first quarter. The advantage grew to 49-40 by halftime, but Al Ahly changed the course of the game in the third quarter, turning the deficit into a 69-63 lead.
The Red Eagles carried their momentum into the final quarter and completed the comeback with an 89-77 win over their rivals. Earlier on Monday, Al Ahly’s Under-16 basketball team also beat Zamalek 99-28 in the same competition.
