Performance of the week Egypt defender Ahmed Hegazi enjoyed a stunning full debut with Fiorentina, scoring a rare goal to prove a point to his manager in a 2-0 Coppa Italia win over Juve Stabia. Al-Hadari heroics Another great performance came from Egypt number one Essam Al-Hadari, who nearly made up for his infamous Confederation Cup blunder by steering Merreikh to the Sudanese Cup title. The veteran managed to keep a clean sheet before saving two penalty kicks in a 3-1 shootout win over arch-rivals Hilal in the final. Shikabala had a relatively better week as Al-Wasl claimed their first win in six games, with the Egypt midfielder setting up the third goal in a 3-1 win over Ittihad Kalbaa. Even though Mohamed Zidan's Bani Yas easily won against Al-Dhafra, the Egyptian spent most of the game on the bench and got booked in the few minutes he featured in. Mohamed Salah played for half an hour as Basel grabbed a narrow win over St. Gallen, courtesy of a Marci Streller penalty. Ahmed Elmohamady played 90 minutes in Hull City's 2-1 Championship victory at Nottingham Forest. Center-half Adam El-Abd and striker Mido remained on the sidelines for Brighton and Barnsley. Managers It was another week to forget for Egyptian managers abroad, with Hassan Shehata and Hany Ramzy losing again. Former Egypt boss Shehata saw his Al-Arabi side lose for the third time on the trot, taking their winless league run to nine games. In Belgium, Ramzy's Lierse slipped to third from bottom with another 3-0 defeat to Mons at home. Ahmed Saied ‘Ouka' and Mohamed Al-Gabbas played in this game as well.
