Cairo · Sports & events

Ahly and Zamalek meet two or three times between August and May, usually at a neutral ground with a heavy police presence and a rationed crowd.

The Nasr City bowl takes the national team and the biggest club nights. Tickets go through club apps and fan cards, not the gate.

The Gezira and Zamalek clubs scull the flat water off the island most mornings, and winter regattas are watched free from the corniche railings.

Egypt dominates world squash, and the Egyptian Open has been staged on a glass court at Giza in recent autumns. Club courts take visitors cheaply.