The Suez Canal Authority Stadium is preparing to host a highly intense and crucial match between Ceramica Cleopatra and their rivals Al-Qanah, as part of the first round fixtures of the new season of the Egyptian Premier League.
Ceramica Cleopatra enters the encounter aiming for a strong start, having finished last season in fourth place in the Egyptian Premier League standings, which represents the team's best achievement since its promotion to the top tier.
On the other hand, Al-Qanah plays its first match since returning to the Premier League competition, seeking to capitalize on the enthusiasm of their comeback to achieve a positive result against Ceramica Cleopatra.
The match between Ceramica Cleopatra and Al-Qanah kicks off at 8:00 PM today, Sunday, August 23, 2026, Cairo time, and will be broadcast live on On Sports TV, the exclusive broadcaster of Premier League matches.
Ceramica's lineup against Al-Qanah
Goalkeeper: Mohamed Bassam.
Defense: Hussein El-Sayed - Mohamed El-Maghribi - Justice Arthur - Ahmed Hany.
Midfield: Amr Kalawa - Mohamed Reda Bobo - Ahmed Belhadj - Ayman Moka - Marwan Othman.
Forward: Gradisar.
The substitutes are:
Mohamed Alaa - Ragab Nabil - Abdullah Magdy - Fawzi El-Hennawy - Mohamed Emad - Ibrahim Mohamed - Mohamed Shika - Khaled El-Nabrasi - Peter Croquis.
Live updates: Ceramica Cleopatra vs. Al-Qanah
Mohamed Reda Bobo scored the opening goal for Ceramica Cleopatra against Al-Qanah in the 7th minute of the match, capitalizing on a rebound after the Al-Qanah goalkeeper saved a penalty kick.
Ceramica continued to dominate the flow of the match against Al-Qanah, who maintained a defensive caution throughout most of the first half minutes.
The referee ended the first half after adding 3 minutes of stoppage time, with Ceramica Cleopatra leading Al-Qanah by one goal to nil.
