Egyptian referee Sayed Mounir will oversee the match between Union and ENPPI tonight at 7:30 PM at the Alexandria International Sporting Stadium in the quarterfinals of the Egyptian Professional Football League Cup.
Assisting Mounir will be Ahmed Bakr as the first assistant referee, Islam Abu El-Ata as the second assistant referee, Walid Abdelrazek as the fourth official, and video referee Abdulaziz El-Sayed with assistant video referee Mahmoud Wafa.
Union Alexandria enters the match impacted by the absence of seven influential players, including Mabululu, Ahmed Adel, Salifou Moro, Karim El-Deeb, Islam Abu Salima, Bika Oubame, and Frank Acheampong.
Despite this, the team, leading Group A in the league with six points, faces ENPPI, the petroleum club.
The list for the encounter with ENPPI includes new Guinean player Traore, officially signed with the team.
The lineup comprises goalkeeper El Mehdi Soliman, defenders Saif Taqa, Hisham Salah, Mustafa Ibrahim, Mahmoud Shabanah, El Habib Hassan, Omar Salah, and Ahmed Ghanim.
In midfield, Omar El Wahsh, Nasser Nasser, Abdelghani Mohamed, Fawzi El Hanawy, Bilal El Sayed, Hany El Tamy, and Khaled El Ghandoor.
The attacking line features Bwatin Ndjoli, Ragab Omran, and new signing Namori Traore, along with Ahmed Eid.
Mohamed Mesilhi, president of Union Alexandria, encouraged the players to secure a victory against the petroleum team tonight and collect three points in their journey through the Egyptian Professional Football League Cup.
Despite the absence of seven influential players, he expressed great confidence in the team and the available elements.
Mesilhi stated to Al-Masry Al-Youm, “I strongly bet on the players’ commitment to implementing the instructions and directives of Tarek Al-Ashry, the head coach of the first football team, to break ENPPI’s defenses and win the three points, especially as the match is held in Alexandria and among the fans of the team, which represents significant motivation for the players to continue the winning streak in the league.”
