Cairo May 20 (Reuters) - ⁠Zamalek secured their 15th Egyptian ⁠Premier League title following a 1-0 victory ‌over Ceramica Cleopatra on Wednesday, rebounding from their recent African Confederation Cup final disappointment.

Heading into the ​final round, three teams ⁠remained in contention, ⁠but Zamalek required only a point to clinch ⁠the ‌title regardless of other results.

Oday Dabbagh netted the decisive goal ⁠after eight minutes to put Zamalek ​in control.

The ‌Cairo side had a second goal ⁠ruled out ​in the second half when Chico Banza’s effort was disallowed for a foul, while ⁠Cleopatra missed a penalty ​11 minutes after the break.

The win ended Zamalek’s league title drought since 2022 and saw ⁠them dethrone holders Al Ahly, who finished third, three points behind the champions and one adrift of runners-up Pyramids.

Earlier ​this month, Zamalek fell ⁠short in the African Confederation Cup final, ​losing 8-7 on penalties ‌to Algeria’s USM Alger after ​a 1-1 aggregate draw.

(Reporting by Taha Abdel-Aziz, editing by Pritha Sarkar)