Istvan Kovacks to rule the Derby

CAIRO – 30 March 2019: The referees committee of the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has assigned the task of ruling Zamalek vs Al Ahly to the Romanian referee, Istvan Kovacs.

The postponed game from the Egyptian League's round 17 is set to kick-off at 07:00 p.m. on Saturday at Borg El Arab stadium.

The Romanian referee, 35 years-old, is an international referee since 2010. He ruled 24 games this season in all the competitions. Kovacks gave 123 yellow cards and 5 red cards.

Zamalek are leading the Egyptian League table with 53 and they are two points ahead of the defending champions, Al-Ahly.

This game will be decisive in the title race as Al-Ahly needs to achieve victory to top the league table for the first time this season.

Borg El-Arab Stadium in Alexandria will host the game between Al-Ahly and Zamalek at the Egyptian League on March 30.