Overview
- FC Barcelona and Al Ahly officially confirmed that the 61st Joan Gamper Trophy will be played at the Spotify Camp Nou on Wednesday 19 August with kickoff set for 20:00 local time.
- Al Ahly will be the first Arab and African club ever invited to take part in Barcelona’s annual Gamper showcase, expanding the event’s traditional geographic reach.
- An Al Ahly Football Company delegation completed a short visit to Spain to put final touches on the agreement and formalize the match arrangements.
- Barcelona converted 18-year-old Hamza Abdelkarim’s winter loan into a permanent signing earlier this year, a transfer both clubs cite as part of a deepening sporting partnership.
- Barcelona said the team presentation and the match will be streamed live on Barça Play and the club’s YouTube Premium channel, giving Al Ahly wider international exposure as it prepares a new stadium project.