The unfancied cup final debutants made the Cairo giants work hard for their win, even managing to hold out for the final 30 minutes with ten men
Al Ahly added to their Caf Champions League and domestic league triumphs under head coach Pitso Mosimane by winning the Egypt Cup on penalties against a plucky El-Gaish side at the Borg El-Arab in Alexandria on Saturday night.
Mosimane joined Al Ahly just over two months ago from Mamelodi Sundowns, with whom he won the domestic treble last season of the league, the Telkom Knockout and the Nedbank Cup.