The 2024 Egypt Cup final was the final match of the 2023–24 Egypt Cup, the 92nd edition of the competition since its establishment in 1921. It was played between Pyramids and ZED on 30 August 2024 at Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria.

Both teams were looking to win their first ever Egypt Cup title. This marked Pyramids' third appearance in the final match of the competition, having previously lost the 2019 and 2022 finals against Zamalek and Al Ahly, respectively. ZED on the other hand played the final of a major tournament for the first time in their history.

Fiston Mayele's late strike earned Pyramids a 1–0 victory, winning his club their first-ever Egypt Cup and major title.

Route to the final

Pyramids Round Opposition ScoreR32 Al Nasr 4–0R16 Abou Qir Fertilizers 1–0QF El Gouna 4–0SF Al Masry 1–1 (4–3 p.) As an Egyptian Premier League team, Pyramids entered the competition in the round of 32, and were drawn at home against Al Nasr. Pyramids won the match 4–0, courtesy of goals from Youssef Osama and a hat-trick by Marwan Hamdy. In the round of 16, they played against Abou Qir Fertilizers at home, and grabbed a win by a single goal also scored by Marwan Hamdy. In the quarter-finals, Pyramids faced El Gouna at home, and earned a 4–0 victory thanks to goals from Fiston Mayele, Ahmed Samy, Blati Touré and Mostafa Fathi. In the semi-finals, they faced Al Masry away from home for the first time in the competition this season, who eliminated them from the Egyptian League Cup quarter-finals earlier this season. Pyramids managed to get their revenge as they won the tie 4–3 on penalties, after the original and extra time ended 1–1, with Fagrie Lakay scoring Pyramids' only goal, to secure the club's place in the Egypt Cup final for the third time in their history.

ZED Round Opposition ScoreR32 El Dakhleya 2–1 R16 Ceramica Cleopatra 3–0 QF Modern Future 1–0 SF Ismaily 1–0 ZED also entered the competition in the round of 32, as an Egyptian Premier League side, and were drawn at home against fellow Egyptian Premier League side El Dakhleya. They won the match 2–1 at extra time thanks to a stoppage time equalizer from Mostafa Ziko and a late goal from Shady Hussein. In the round of 16, the club was drawn against Egyptian League Cup champions Ceramica Cleopatra away from home, and succeeded in winning the match 3–0, again after extra time, with goals from Dilson (2) and Abdel Rahman El Banouby. In the quarter-finals, the club faced Modern Future away from home, and managed to advance to the semi-finals after winning 1–0, again after extra time, with Mohamed Ismail scoring the club's only goal. In the semi-finals, ZED were drawn away from home in the competition for the third consecutive time against Ismaily, and managed to grab a 1–0 win thanks to Dilson's early first half goal; sending the club to their first-ever Egypt Cup and major competition final match.

Venue

Borg El Arab Stadium was selected on 14 August 2024 by the Egyptian Football Association to host the final.

The stadium was opened in 2009, and has since been one of the home venues of the Egypt national football team. It was one of the venues of the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and was included in Egypt's bid to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup. It hosted the CAF Champions League final on four occasions, most recently in 2018, when it hosted the first leg between Al Ahly and Espérance de Tunis.

Domestically, the stadium hosts all matches involving Al Masry, due to security concerns since the Port Said Stadium riot occurred in 2012, and due to their home stadium being under construction, alongside selected matches in the Egyptian Premier League. The 2023 Egyptian League Cup final was played on the stadiums, alongside three editions of the Egyptian Super Cup, most recently in 2021.

The finals of five consecutive editions of the Egypt Cup were previously held at Borg El Arab Stadium between 2016 and 2020.

Officials The match officials for the final were announced by the Egyptian Football Association on 28 August 2024. Ahmed El Ghandour was selected as the main official, with Mahmoud Abou El Regal and Samir Gamal as the assistant referees, Mahmoud Nagy as the fourth official, and Sherif Abdallah as the reserve assistant referee. Mahmoud Bassiouny was selected as the video assistant referee, and Mohamed Youssef and Osama El Sayed were selected as the assistant video assistant referee and the support video assistant referee, respectively.

Match Details

GK 1 Ahmed El Shenawy (c)RB 15 Mohamed Chibi CB 4 Ahmed SamyCB 21 Mohamed HamdyLB 29 Karim Hafez CM 7 Blati TouréCM 14 Mohanad LasheenAM 18 Walid El KartiRW 11 Mostafa Fathi LW 23 Fagrie Lakay CF 9 Fiston Mayele Substitutes:GK 28 Ahmed MayhoubDF 12 Ahmed Tawfik DF 24 Ahmed Fathy MF 8 Islam Issa MF 17 Mohamed Reda IIMF 19 Mahmoud SaberMF 20 Mahmoud Zalaka FW 26 Mohamed El GabbasFW 33 Marwan Hamdy Manager: Krunoslav Jurčić GK 1 Ali Lotfi (c)RB 8 Ahmed Abdel NabyCB 24 Mohamed IsmailCB 12 Mostafa El AashLB 21 Mohamed AshrafCM 7 Ahmed Atef CM 26 Peter Zilu MutumosiCM 37 Maata MagassaRW 10 Mostafa Ziko LW 17 Abdel Rahman El BanoubyCF 9 Shady HusseinSubstitutes:GK 16 Amr HossamDF 2 Mohamed Reda IDF 3 Mostafa KajoDF 6 Islam AbdallahMF 11 Abdallah Magdy MF 18 Ahmed El Saghiri FW 13 Dilson FW 23 Mostafa Saad FW 27 Rasheed Ahmed Manager: Magdy Abdel Aati

Man of the Match: Fiston Mayele (Pyramids)

Assistant referees: Mahmoud Abou El Regal Samir Gamal Fourth official: Mahmoud Nagy Reserve assistant referee: Sherif Abdallah Video assistant referee: Mahmoud Bassiouny Assistant video assistant referee: Mohamed Youssef Support video assistant referee: Osama El SayedMatch rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Nine named substitutes Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time

Statistics

+First halfStatisticPyramidsZEDGoals scored00Total shots56Shots on target01Ball possession68%32%Corner kicks13Fouls committed104Offsides11Yellow cards10Red cards00

+Second halfStatisticPyramidsZEDGoals scored10Total shots111Shots on target60Ball possession64%36%Corner kicks40Fouls committed516Offsides20Yellow cards02Red cards00

+OverallStatisticPyramidsZEDGoals scored10Total shots167Shots on target61Ball possession66%34%Corner kicks53Fouls committed1520Offsides31Yellow cards12Red cards00

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