Zamalek name Hossam Ashraf and Adi Dabagh in attack for Rwandan Army tie

Zamalek have named Hossam Ashraf and Adi Dabagh in their starting line-up for the first leg of their CAF Champions League round-of-32 tie against the Rwandan Army, with Mostafa El Zenary also brought into the side in defence.

Zamalek are visiting Amahoro Stadium in Rwanda for the match, which is scheduled to kick off at 19:00.

El Zenary starts alongside Mahmoud Hamdy El Wensh at centre-back, replacing the injured Mohamed Ismail.

Dabagh and Ashraf both began on the bench in Zamalek’s recent match against Al Ahly but have been selected from the start for this fixture.

Zamalek’s starting line-up is:

Goalkeeper: Mahdy Suleiman.

Defenders: Ahmed Fattouh, Mahmoud Hamdy El Wensh, Mostafa El Zenary, Omar Gaber.

Midfielders: Mohamed Shehata, Ahmed Rabei, Abdullah El Said.

Forwards: Adi Dabagh, Hossam Ashraf, Chico Banza.

The substitutes are Mohamed Sobhi, Ahmed Hossam, Mohamed Farag, Mahmoud Gad, Ahmed Abdelrahim “Esho”, Mohamed Hamad, Ahmed El Gafaly, Nasser Mansi and Ahmed Sherif.

Zamalek reached the round of 32 after beating Arta Solar 6-1 on aggregate. They won the first leg 2-1 before completing a 4-0 victory in the return match, with both games played in Cairo.

The Rwandan Army secured their place in the same round by defeating Congolese side Eagles 3-1 on aggregate.

The second leg between Zamalek and the Rwandan Army will take place on Saturday, 24 October, at Cairo Stadium.