Al-Hilal to face Zamalek in clash of Arab champions at Lusail Super Cup

RIYADH: Reigning Asian and Saudi champions Al-Hilal are set to meet newly crowned Egyptian Premier League winners Zamalek in the Lusail Super Cup match, to be played at largest stadium of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

The game will take place at Doha’s 80,000-plus capacity Lusail Iconic Stadium on Sept. 9.

Zamalek had previously defeated Al-Hilal 2-1 in October 2018 to claim the Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup at King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh.

The Cairo giants’ goals came from Hamdi Al-Naqaz and Kabongo Kasongo, while Omar Khribin scored for Al-Hilal.

The first meeting between the two clubs came in the 1989 Arab Cup Winners’ Cup and ended in a 1-1 draw.