In July 2016, Kahraba joined Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad on loan for the 2016–17 season for a fee of $2 million.[27][28] He made his debut for the club on the opening day of the season, scoring in a 3–2 victory over Al-Raed on 11 August 2016.[29] In his third game for Al-Ittihad, Kahraba became the first Egyptian player to score a hat-trick in the Saudi Professional League after helping his side to a 5–3 victory over Al-Wehda, scoring four of his side's goals and assisting the other.[30] He also scored the fastest goal of the season after netting after just 64 seconds of a 4–1 victory over Al-Ettifaq.[31]