🏀 Zamalek and Al Ahly headline the fourth round
The fourth round of the preliminary stage of the Egyptian Women’s Basketball Linked League for the 2026-27 season gets underway on Tuesday, with 16 matches scheduled across the senior women’s competition and the U16 linked teams.
One of the biggest attractions of the round is the Zamalek vs Al Ahly clash. The women’s game is scheduled for 6:00 p.m., while the corresponding U16 linked fixture will be played at 4:00 p.m.
🔥 Women’s fixtures
Eight women’s matches are scheduled for Tuesday:
- Olympic vs Al Jazira – 4:00 p.m.
- Al Shams vs Smouha – 6:00 p.m.
- Nasr City vs Heliopolis – 6:00 p.m.
- Jazirat Al Ward vs National Bank – 6:00 p.m.
- Railways vs Sporting – 6:00 p.m.
- New Giza vs El Seyad – 6:00 p.m.
- Zamalek vs Al Ahly – 6:00 p.m.
- Al Zohour vs Misr Insurance – 6:00 p.m.
⭐ U16 linked-team fixtures
The eight corresponding U16 linked-team matches are scheduled as follows:
- Olympic vs Al Jazira – 2:00 p.m.
- Al Shams vs Smouha – 4:00 p.m.
- Nasr City vs Heliopolis – 4:00 p.m.
- Jazirat Al Ward vs National Bank – 4:00 p.m.
- Railways vs Sporting – 4:00 p.m.
- New Giza vs El Seyad – 4:00 p.m.
- Zamalek vs Al Ahly – 4:00 p.m.
- Al Zohour vs Misr Insurance – 4:00 p.m.
🏆 16 teams competing this season
The Women’s Linked League features 16 clubs this season: Sporting, Al Ahly, New Giza, National Bank, Al Shams, Olympic, Jazirat Al Ward, Nasr City, Al Jazira, Smouha, Misr Insurance, Zamalek, Al Zohour, Railways, El Seyad and Heliopolis.
All teams will be looking to collect valuable points during the preliminary stage, with the final standings playing an important role in determining the path to the knockout rounds.
📢 How the Women’s Linked League works
The preliminary stage is played over home-and-away fixtures involving both the senior women’s teams and their U16 linked sides.
A winning team receives two points, while the losing team takes one point, making each fixture important in the overall standings.
The group leaders qualify directly for the quarter-finals, while the teams finishing second and third enter play-off matches for places in the last eight.
This format means that clubs must perform consistently across both the senior and youth fixtures, as every result can influence their position in the competition.
🔥 Route toward the Super League
The Women’s Linked League remains an important competition on the Egyptian basketball calendar because the final standings help determine the first-round matchups in the Women’s Super League.
The fourth round is therefore expected to bring strong competition as clubs attempt to improve their positions and strengthen their chances of reaching the decisive stages.
The Zamalek-Al Ahly women’s clash will be one of the main attractions of the round, with fans closely following the battle between two of the country’s biggest basketball clubs.
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