Pyramids FC: Football Guide to Cairo's 2025 African Champions

Pyramids FC are an Egyptian football club from Cairo, founded in 2008 as Al Assiouty Sport and renamed in 2018, who became champions of Africa by winning the 2025 CAF Champions League. They play at the 30 June Stadium in Cairo, and South African soccer fans know them best as the side that beat Mamelodi Sundowns 3-2 on aggregate in that final.

Who Are Pyramids FC, the Cairo Club Born in 2008?

Pyramids FC are a Cairo football club with a short history and a large trophy cabinet for their age. The club began in 2008 as Al Assiouty Sport, and in summer 2018 Turki Al Sheikh bought it, renamed it Pyramids FC and moved it to Cairo. Emirati businessman Salem Al Shamsi acquired the club in July 2019, and home matches are played at the 30 June Stadium. So, when Kenyan or Nigerian coverage of the CAF Champions League says simply Pyramids, this is the side it means, a club of the Egyptian Premier League that shares a city with Al Ahly and Zamalek.

How Did Pyramids Become Champions of Africa in 2025?

Pyramids became African champions on 1 June 2025, beating Mamelodi Sundowns 2-1 in Cairo after a 1-1 draw in Pretoria, for a 3-2 aggregate win in the CAF Champions League final. That night is the defining match for this club, in my opinion, because it made Pyramids the fourth Egyptian winner of the competition, after Al Ahly, Zamalek and Ismaily. Sundowns, Masandawana to their supporters, travelled to Cairo level and with every chance, which is why the final is remembered so clearly in Pretoria and Soweto.

The 2025 run carried on into the autumn, first with the CAF Super Cup and then a trip to Doha. On 18 October 2025, Fiston Mayele scored in the 75th minute to beat RS Berkane 1-0 in Cairo, giving Pyramids their first Super Cup and making them the third Egyptian club to win it, after Al Ahly and Zamalek. Then, at the FIFA Intercontinental Cup in Qatar, Pyramids beat Auckland City and Al Ahli Saudi before Flamengo won 2-0 in the Challenger Cup on 13 December 2025. As such, a club barely seven years past its renaming had faced a Brazilian giant for a place in a world final.

What Have Pyramids Won?

Pyramids have won the CAF Champions League and the CAF Super Cup, both in 2025, and the honours box below sets them beside the finals that came first. The early finals matter to the story, because they show how quickly the club reached the last stage. Pyramids lost the 2019 Egypt Cup final 3-0 to Zamalek, then reached the 2019-20 CAF Confederation Cup final in their first continental campaign, losing 1-0 to RS Berkane in Rabat in October 2020. The box lists continental and cup honours only; league titles are best read from the official Egyptian Premier League record, and the live table shows the current standings.

What Was Pyramids’ South African Coaching Connection in 2026?

Rhulani Mokwena, the South African coach spelt Rulani in many reports, was appointed head coach of Pyramids on 17 July 2026, replacing Krunoslav Jurčić. He was formally presented in August 2026, with two South African assistants, Wendell Robinson and Sinethemba Badela, beside him.

Who Scored Pyramids’ 2025 CAF Super Cup Winner?

Fiston Mayele scored the 75th minute winner against RS Berkane in Cairo on 18 October 2025, securing Pyramids’ first CAF Super Cup. The squad module lists registered players, positions and nationalities.

Where Do Pyramids Play, and How Do They Compare With Al Ahly and Zamalek?

Pyramids play at the 30 June Stadium in Cairo, a ground that holds about 30,000. Cairo staged the home leg of the 2025 Champions League final and the 2025 CAF Super Cup against RS Berkane.

In 2025, Pyramids became the fourth Egyptian Champions League winner after Al Ahly, Zamalek and Ismaily, and the third Egyptian Super Cup winner after Al Ahly and Zamalek.

From Al Assiouty to African Champions: How Pyramids Rose

The rise from 2008 to 2026 reads like a fast forward through a century of club history. Al Assiouty Sport was founded in 2008; in summer 2018 it became Pyramids FC and moved to Cairo; in July 2019 Salem Al Shamsi took over. That same year Pyramids reached the Egypt Cup final, and in October 2020 they played the CAF Confederation Cup final in Rabat at the end of their first continental campaign. Two finals inside two years gave a young club early experience of the biggest stage, and that experience showed later.

The breakthrough came in 2025, with the Champions League in June, the Super Cup in October and the Doha run in December. Mokwena arrived in July 2026, and in September 2026 Pyramids opened the 2026-27 Champions League by beating Gor Mahia 2-0 in Nairobi and 5-1 in Cairo, 7-1 on aggregate. So, in under two decades the club went from a renamed outsider to a side that East African and Southern African fans plan their evenings around. What happens next lives in the results and fixtures modules, which add each new tie as it is played.

Why Is Pyramids FC Followed Across Africa?

Mamelodi Sundowns took the final to a second leg in Cairo after a 1-1 draw in Pretoria, and the 3-2 aggregate result stays in the memory of every Masandawana supporter who watched it. Mokwena's appointment in July 2026 and his August 2026 presentation alongside two South African assistants added another South African connection to the 2025 final. For Sundowns, the route back to a Champions League final runs through clubs like Pyramids, which is a useful way to read each new draw.

Kenyan supporters met Pyramids directly in September 2026, when Gor Mahia went out in the first round of the 2026-27 Champions League. Pyramids won 2-0 in Nairobi on 6 September and 5-1 in Cairo on 13 September, and K'Ogalo supporters followed both legs closely. What would change a tie like that, in my opinion, is the experience Gor Mahia gather from nights such as these, because East African clubs that keep meeting North African sides in the early rounds can close the distance over a few seasons.

Nigerian readers know Pyramids through Rivers United, who were drawn with them in the 2025-26 Champions League group alongside RS Berkane of Morocco and Power Dynamos of Zambia. So, what does the club mean for the Super Eagles? For Nigerian players, Pyramids are a measure of the level a club must reach to go deep in Africa, and Mayele has made the club familiar across West Africa. Ghanaian and Ugandan fans follow Pyramids through the Champions League path, watching which West African or East African side draws the Cairo club next.

How Do You Follow Pyramids Fixtures, Results and Kick Off Times From Africa?

The Pyramids fixtures list identifies the competition and venue for each scheduled Pyramids match, with WAT, EAT, SAST and GMT shown together for kick off. Alongside Pyramids results, the Egyptian Premier League table (log for South African readers) and scoring records update as matches finish; check the competition and date before interpreting a score. Most fans across the five markets follow on mobile score apps and catch highlights afterwards, and where to watch in each country sits in the viewing data.

For Pyramids supporters watching from East or Southern Africa, Cairo's clock helps translate an evening fixture into local viewing time. With Cairo on GMT plus two during the cooler months, a Pyramids home match starting at 20:00 corresponds to 19:00 WAT in Nigeria, 21:00 EAT in Kenya and Uganda, 20:00 SAST in South Africa and 18:00 GMT in Ghana. Under Egyptian summer time, that 20:00 Cairo start reaches viewers in those five countries one hour earlier. To plan around a Pyramids fixture, Ghanaian supporters can read its GMT entry, while Ugandan supporters can take the EAT entry.