Borg El Arab stadium in Alexandria, today, witnesses the final of the Egyptian Cup in football between defending champions Zamalek and Pyramids, amid the presence of the public allowed the authorities to reach 20,000 spectators, the largest for a domestic match since «Port Said massacre» seven years ago.

The 87th final of the 2018-2019 season will be the first between the two teams, and an opportunity for fans to return heavily to domestic matches, since the authorities restricted fans from entering the Port Said stadium on February 1, 2012, at least 70 people spent the day. 74), most of them fans of Al-Ahli, in the events of violence on the sidelines of a match against Egypt's Port Said.

In recent years, security authorities have allowed fans in limited and varying numbers to enter the stadiums during local matches, while allowing more (sometimes up to 10,000) numbers for matches played by Egyptian clubs in continental competitions. However, the Egyptian Federation announced on Thursday that it had received the approval of the security authorities to attend 20,000 fans for the final of the Egyptian Cup.

The number comes just weeks after Egypt hosts the African Nations Cup finals, which saw a huge turnout for Egypt's matches at the Cairo International Stadium, which has a capacity of 75,000.

Zamalek are aiming to retain the title they won last season at the expense of Smouha, which reached the final of the 2018-2019 season by beating Al Ittihad of Alexandria 1-0 in the semi-final, and was followed by Pyramids (former Assiuti) for the first time by defeating Petrojet 2-0. Pyramids, led by French coach Sebastien Disaber, who oversaw Uganda at the 2019 African Nations Cup, is looking to achieve his first title.

The team has won five wins in five games under the supervision of the French coach, most notably the elimination of Al-Ahly from the round of 16 of the Cup by winning 1-0, and seeks to complete a special season in the Cup. Ahli holds the record number of trophy titles with 36, followed by Zamalek with 26.

• Ahli holds the record of 36 trophies in the cup.