Superleague Round 12 (Regular Season): Top-ranked Al Ittihad Al. win another game

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Superleague top team - Al Ittihad Al. (8-0) had no problems winning another game on Monday. This time they crushed ninth ranked Al Gezira (3-5) in Cairo 89-70. Al Ittihad Al. shot the lights out from three sinking 14 long-distance shots on high 53.8 percentage. It was a good game for the former international power forward Mostafa Kejo (204-1994, agency: Diamond Sports) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 12 rebounds. American guard Pierre Jackson (180-1991, college: Baylor, agency: Slash Sports) contributed with 20 points and 4 assists for the winners. Abdelfadil Ebrahim replied with 15 points and 9 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for Al Gezira. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Undefeated Al Ittihad Al. have an impressive eight-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 8-0 record. Al Gezira at the other side keeps the ninth place with five games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams.
Important game to mention about took place in Cairo. Eighth ranked WE Sporting (4-4) saved a 3-point victory at home edging 14th ranked Sporting (1-7) 71-68 on Monday evening. Host team only slightly avoided a big embarassment. Worth to mention a great performance of Omar Attia (189-1997) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 19 points and 13 rebounds and Ali Omar who added 21 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals during the contest. The best for the losing side was forward Ahmed Ibrahim (203, college: Marshalltown) with 18 points and 9 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Newly promoted WE Sporting maintains eighth position with 4-4 record. Sporting at the other side dropped to the bottom place with seven games lost. They share the position with Aviation.
The game between 14th ranked Petrojet (1-6) and third ranked Al Ahly (7-1) in Cairo on Monday ended with biggest points difference. Guests from Cairo outscored Petrojet 95-71. The winners were led by Ahmed Khalaf who had that evening a double-double by scoring 14 points and 13 rebounds. Even 19 points by Kyndall Dykes did not help to save the game for Petrojet. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending champion moved-up to second place, which they share with Canal. Newly promoted Petrojet keeps the fourteenth position with six games lost.

In the last game of round 12 Smouha was beaten by Zamalek on the road 96-79.



Al Gezira - Al Ittihad Al. 70-89

Superleague top team - Al Ittihad Al. (8-0) had no problems winning another game on Monday. This time they crushed ninth ranked Al Gezira (3-5) in Cairo 89-70. Al Ittihad Al. shot the lights out from three sinking 14 long-distance shots on high 53.8 percentage. It was a good game for the former international power forward Mostafa Kejo (204-1994, agency: Diamond Sports) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 12 rebounds. American guard Pierre Jackson (180-1991, college: Baylor, agency: Slash Sports) contributed with 20 points and 4 assists for the winners. Abdelfadil Ebrahim replied with 15 points and 9 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) and American guard Cleveland Thomas (192-1993, college: WKU, agency: Slash Sports) added 12 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Al Gezira. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Al Ittihad Al. have an impressive eight-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 8-0 record. Al Gezira at the other side keeps the ninth place with five games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams.
Top scorers:
Al Gezira: E.Abdelfadil 15+9reb+3ast, S.Ahmed 13+6reb+1ast, S.Zeyad 12+2reb, C.Thomas 12+5reb+3ast, E.Omar 5+5ast, M.Ahmed 5+5reb+5ast
Al Ittihad Al.: J.Pierre 20+3reb+4ast, M.Abdelrahman 19+6reb+1ast, K.Mostafa 17+12reb+1ast, B.El-Laithi 12+2reb, A.Khaled 6+5reb, G.Elkiki 5+2reb

WE Sporting - Sporting 71-68

Important game to mention about took place in Cairo. Eighth ranked WE Sporting (4-4) saved a 3-point victory at home edging 14th ranked Sporting (1-7) 71-68 on Monday evening. Host team only slightly avoided a big embarassment. WE Sporting forced 20 Sporting turnovers. Sporting was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a great performance of Omar Attia (189-1997) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 19 points and 13 rebounds and Ali Omar who added 21 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals during the contest. The best for the losing side was forward Ahmed Ibrahim (203, college: Marshalltown) with 18 points and 9 rebounds and Mohamed Abdellatif scored 9 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Newly promoted WE Sporting maintains eighth position with 4-4 record. Sporting at the other side dropped to the bottom place with seven games lost. They share the position with Aviation.
Top scorers:
Sporting: I.Ahmed 18+9reb+1ast, A.Mohamed 9+5reb+3ast, A.Hassan 8+4reb, R.Ahmed 7+2reb, E.Selaawi Ahmed 6+6reb+2ast, M.Ibrahim 5+1reb+2ast
WE Sporting: A.Omar 21+7reb+4ast, O.Attia 19+13reb+1ast, K.Brown 13+2reb+4ast, M.Abdelrehem 8+1reb+1ast, A.Khalid 3+1reb, H.Fathy 2+4reb

Zamalek - Smouha 96-79

The game between closely ranked teams ended with eighth ranked Zamalek's (4-3) home victory over 9th ranked Smouha (3-5) in Cairo 96-79 on Monday. Zamalek looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The winners were led by the former international guard Adam Moussa (190-2002, college: CBU) who scored that evening 16 points and 7 assists and the former international Youssef Helmy (184-2001) supported him with 17 points and 5 assists. Four Zamalek players scored in double figures. Even 14 points and 9 assists by American point guard Jay Threatt (180-1989, college: Delaware St.) did not help to save the game for Smouha. The former international swingman Ebrahem Khaled (191-1989) added 18 points. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Zamalek moved-up to seventh place. Loser Smouha keeps the ninth position with five games lost. They share it with 3 other teams.
Top scorers:
Smouha: M.Moaz 20+1reb+1ast, K.Ebrahem 18+4reb+1ast, J.Threatt 14+4reb+9ast, Z.Fahmy 9+7reb, E.Raouf 7+3reb+1ast, T.Nour 5+3reb+1ast
Zamalek: Y.Helmy 17+2reb+5ast, M.Adam 16+4reb+7ast, K.Abdelgawad 13+7reb+2ast, O.Azeb 12+3reb+1ast, M.Abdalatif 11+3reb+2ast, O.Hussein 9+5reb+1ast

Petrojet - Al Ahly C. 71-95

The game between 14th ranked Petrojet (1-6) and third ranked Al Ahly (7-1) in Cairo on Monday ended with biggest points difference. Guests from Cairo outscored Petrojet 95-71. They outrebounded Petrojet 41-30 including 26 on the defensive glass. Al Ahly looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. The winners were led by the former international power forward Ahmed Khalaf (211-1999) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 14 points and 13 rebounds and international Amr Alaa Zahran (191-2001) supported him with 17 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Five Al Ahly C. players scored in double figures. Even 19 points by American-Palestinian Kyndall Dykes (192-1987, college: New Orleans, agency: Slash Sports) did not help to save the game for Petrojet. Ayman Chawkat added 17 points and 8 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending champion moved-up to second place, which they share with Canal. Newly promoted Petrojet keeps the fourteenth position with six games lost.
Top scorers:
Petrojet: K.Dykes 19+4reb+2ast, C.Ayman 17+8reb, A.Ziad 10+5reb+1ast, A.Mohamed 6+2reb+4ast, M.Marwan 5+1reb+1ast, S.Seif 5+1reb+2ast
Al Ahly C.: A.Zahran 17+7reb+4ast, K.Ahmed 14+13reb+1ast, O.Omar 13+2reb+2ast, P.Sir'Dominic 11+1reb, S.Marwan 10+7reb+3ast, I.Zahran 10+1reb+4ast