CAF Confederation Cup

Second-tier African club football competition

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2025 Al Ahly SC is scheduled to participate in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.
February 14 2025 Al Ahly officially launched the 'Project of the Century', a comprehensive sports city in Sheikh Zayed, west of Cairo, during the FIFA Club World Cup trophy ceremony. The project includes a 42,000-seat stadium, sports hospital, club museum, sports university, youth academy, and a hotel.
2024 Raja CA won both the Botola league and the Moroccan Throne Cup, continuing their tradition of domestic success.
2024 Construction of the new stadium and facilities begins, with a total project cost estimated between EGP 8–9 billion and funding secured from Beltone Leasing & Factoring and Al Qalaa Al Hamraa for Facilities Management.
2024 Stadium design unveiled at a ceremonial event in Luxor's Hatshepsut Temple, marking a significant milestone for Al Ahly SC's new grounds project.
2024 Won their 12th CAF Champions League by defeating Espérance Sportive de Tunis 1-0 on aggregate in the final.
2024 Named African Inter-Club Team of the Year and won the FIFA African–Asian–Pacific Cup.
2024 Zamalek won the 2024 CAF Super Cup by beating Al Ahly 4-3 in a penalty shootout, marking their fifth CAF Super Cup title.
2024 The club changed to Zat Outfit as kit manufacturer and expanded sponsorships to include Coca-Cola and Advansys alongside existing partners.
2024 Zamalek defeated RS Berkane to win the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup for the second time in the club's history, bringing their total continental titles to 14.
2023 Al Ahly SC won the CAF Champions League in the 2023-24 season and were runners-up in the FIFA Club World Cup.
2023 Al-Ahly was recognized with a market value of €30 million, becoming the most valuable sports club in Africa during the 2023-24 season.
2023 Awarded Globe Soccer for The Best Middle East Club and recognized as African Inter-Club Team of the Year.
2023 Zamalek SC are set to participate in the CAF Confederation Cup.
October 2023 The stadium was renamed back to Helmy Zamora Stadium, with its capacity reduced from 40,000 to 20,000 spectators.
October 21 2023 Hussein Labib's unified list won the Zamalek Club elections by a large margin.
August 19 2023 The Board of Directors of Zamalek submitted a collective resignation following the administration's failure to solve the club's crises and debts.
July 10 2023 Achieved their 43rd Egyptian Premier League title.
June 11 2023 Won their 11th CAF Champions League by defeating Wydad AC 3-2 on aggregate in the final.
2022 Zamalek won the Egyptian League for a second consecutive year and the Egypt Cup, despite FIFA's suspension of player registrations.
2022 Al Ahly SC won the CAF Champions League in the 2022-23 season and finished 4th in the FIFA Club World Cup.
2022 Al Ahly SC won the Egyptian Premier League (EPL) for the 2022-23 season, finishing 1st with 83 points, 25 wins, 8 draws, and only 1 loss.
November 2022 Al Ahly entered into an agreement with Populous, a multinational company, to construct a new stadium in Sheikh Zayed City, designed to accommodate 50,000 fans and cover approximately 46,000 square meters.
October 12 2022 Al Ahly led the top six most popular football clubs on social media from Africa.
June 13 2022 Pitso Mosimane parted ways with Al-Ahly, with Samy Koumsan taking over as interim manager.
February 12 2022 Mortada Mansour became the president of Zamalek club for the third time after club elections.
2021 Al Ahly SC finished 3rd in the Egyptian Premier League (EPL) for the 2021-22 season with 70 points, 20 wins, 10 draws, and 4 losses.
2021 Al Ahly ranked first in the CAF 5-year ranking for the 2024–25 CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup, demonstrating their consistent top-tier performance across multiple seasons.
2021 Al Ahly ranked first in the CAF Ranking of the 21st Century with 121 points, further solidifying their status as the most dominant African football club in the modern era.
2021 Zizo won the top scorer award in the league with 19 goals while playing for Zamalek.
2021 Zamalek SC won the Egyptian Premier League and the Egypt Cup.
2021 Zamalek SC signed with Tempo Sport as kit manufacturer and secured sponsorships with Nile Developments, Se7en, Regina, and Oniro.
November 22 2021 Mortada Mansour and his board of directors officially returned to Zamalek SC management.
July 17 2021 Won their 10th CAF Champions League by defeating Kaizer Chiefs 3-0 in the Final in Morocco.
May 28 2021 Defeated RS Berkane 2-0 in the CAF Super Cup in Qatar, winning their 22nd continental title.
January 22 2021 The club's YouTube channel released a documentary called 'Secret of the 9th', which reached one million views in less than one day.
2020 Zamalek won the Egyptian Premier League after a six-year absence and the Egypt Cup.
2020 Al Ahly SC finished 2nd in the Egyptian Premier League (EPL) for the 2020-21 season with 76 points, 22 wins, 10 draws, and 2 losses.
2020 Mohamed El-Shenawy became the 48th and current captain of Al Ahly SC.
2020 Al Ahly's crest was voted the second most beautiful in the game in a poll by Spanish newspaper Marca.
2020 Received the Globe Soccer Top Titles Winners in the Middle East award and obtained the Certificate of Conformity to International Standards (ISO 9001:2015).
2020 beIN SPORTS Arabia channel produced 'Zamalek – The Road to the African Super 2020', documenting Zamalek's journey in winning the 2019 CAF Confederation Cup.
2020 Zamalek SC won the CAF Super Cup.
2020 beIN SPORTS Arabia channel produced 'Zamalek, the Road to the Semi-finals 2020', chronicling Zamalek's victories in the African Super Cup against Espérance Sportive de Tunis and the local super championship against Al Ahly.
2020 Abu Dhabi Sports channel produced 'Zamalek Legends: A long history of stars who inhabited the memory', highlighting the club's most prominent stars across different generations.
November 29 2020 The Ministry of Youth and Sports suspended Zamalek's board of directors due to financial violations.
November 27 2020 Won the CAF Champions League Final against Zamalek 2-1, securing their 9th continental title.
January 22 2020 Official launch of Zamalek TV channel, dedicated to broadcasting news about the club.
2019 Renews partnership with SAIB Bank as shirt sponsor.
2019 Al Ahly SC won the CAF Champions League in the 2019-20 season.

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