By Bonface OsanoZamalek SC successfully defended their Egyptian Premier League (EPL) title on Monday after their closest challenger Pyramids FC faltered.Massive celebrations rocked the capital Cairo, as the Whites loudly celebrated the 15th title in huge numbers.It was the first in their over 100 years history to win the EPL on the bounce.CHAMPIONS AGAIN & AGAIN! 🏆🤍A real champion who never gave excuses, we just played like champions. 🏹Congratulations to our Zamalkawy family. 🥳#Zamalek #Cairo14White #MostTitledIn20C pic.twitter.com/iCDtQpw1r4— Zamalek SC English (@ZSCOfficial_EN) August 22, 2022 With just three games to go in the 2021/22 season and a massive seven-point gap between them, Pyramids FC needed to beat Future on Monday to keep the pressure, but the moneybags lost 1-0, handing Zamalek the title.The champions will be crowned on Tuesday at Cairo International Stadium after their game against Ittihad of Alexandria. ##NAJAVA_MECA_6589096##It has been a bumper last two seasons for Zamalek who won the delayed 2020/2021 Egyptian Cup against arch rivals Al Ahly SC in July. John Avire suffers relegation in EgyptThe team is still in contention for this season’s Egyptian Cup and will be up against Al Masry in the quarter-finals on Friday.
