Timeline
- 52' Ahmed Atef
- 57' Ahmed Atef
- 62' Mohamed Reda for Fiston Mayele
- 62' Mostafa Zico for Ewerton Paixao Da Silva
- 66' Emanuel Nnaji for Taofeek Otaniyi
- 66' Timothy Zechariah for Samson Obi
- 72' Ahmed Atef
- 73' Mohamed Hamdy for Abdelrahman Magdy
- 73' Blati Touré for Karim Hafez
- 79' Mohammed El-Gabbas for Mahmoud Zalaka
Lineups
Pyramids
4-4-2
1
Shenawy
29
Hafez
4
Samy
3
Marei
15
Chibi
17
Zalaka
18
Karti
23
Atef
20
Magdy
32
Da Silva
9
Mayele
Rivers United
4-4-2
32
Onisodumeya
13
Abdulrafiu
12
Ogechukwu
6
Manyo
19
Annor
29
Otaniyi
23
Martins
27
Sholumade
7
Friday
30
Obi
24
Falolu
Pyramids
4-4-2
- 1 Ahmed El Shenawy G
- 4 Ahmed Samy CD-L
- 3 Mahmoud Marei CD-R
- 29 Karim Hafez ▼ LB
- 15 Mohamed Chibi RB
- 18 Walid El Karti CM-L
- 23 Ahmed Atef CM-R
- 17 Mahmoud Zalaka ▼ LM
- 20 Abdelrahman Magdy ▼ RM
- 32 Ewerton Paixao Da Silva ▼ CF-L
- 9 Fiston Mayele ▼ CF-R
Came on
- 30 Mostafa Zico ▲ SUB
- 8 Blati Touré ▲ SUB
- 26 Mohammed El-Gabbas ▲ SUB
- 21 Mohamed Hamdy ▲ SUB
- 40 Mohamed Reda ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
- 28 Mahmoud Gad SUB
- 13 Mahmoud Dunga SUB
- 5 Ali Gabr SUB
- 12 Ahmed Tawfik SUB
Rivers United
4-4-2
- 32 Osagie Onisodumeya G
- 12 Ogbu Ogechukwu CD-L
- 6 Stephen Manyo CD-R
- 13 Taiwo Abdulrafiu LB
- 19 Isaac Annor RB
- 23 Bello Martins CM-L
- 27 David Sholumade CM-R
- 29 Taofeek Otaniyi ▼ LM
- 7 Ubong Friday RM
- 30 Samson Obi ▼ CF-L
- 24 Wasiu Falolu CF-R
Came on
- 20 Emanuel Nnaji ▲ SUB
- 31 Timothy Zechariah ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (7)
- 2 Effimi Nsi Edim SUB
- 18 Seyi Oguntayo SUB
- 16 Ani Ozoemena Henry SUB
- 4 Osimaga Duke SUB
- 22 Rivio Ayemwenre SUB
- 36 Ochobi Elias SUB
- 33 Temple Emekayi SUB
Recent form
Pyramids W W W D W
- W Orlando Pirates 3-2 CAF Champions League
- D at Mamelodi Sundowns 1-1 CAF Champions League
- W Mamelodi Sundowns 2-1 CAF Champions League
- W Auckland City 3-0 FIFA Intercontinental Cup
- W at Al Ahli 3-1 FIFA Intercontinental Cup
Rivers United W W D W D
- D Ikorodu City 0-0 Nigerian Pro League
- W Nasarawa United 1-0 Nigerian Pro League
- D at Bendel Insurance 0-0 Nigerian Pro League
- W at Kun Khalifat 1-0 Nigerian Pro League
- W Warri Wolves 2-1 Nigerian Pro League