Al Ahly explain absences of Emam Ashour and Mohamed Hany against Kitara

Al Ahly head coach Hussein Ammouta has left several key players out of his squad for the CAF Confederation Cup meeting with Kitara of Uganda.

Mohamed Hany, Emam Ashour and Yasser Ibrahim are among those missing from the squad for the second-leg tie in the second preliminary round.

FilGoal.com understands that Yasser Ibrahim was excluded after suffering ankle pain, while Mohamed Hany and Emam Ashour were omitted for technical reasons.

Goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir is also unavailable after being granted leave for his wedding.

Al Ahly take a 2-1 advantage into the return fixture, having won the first leg in Uganda. The Cairo-based side’s latest match ended in a 3-3 draw with El Qanah in the Egyptian Premier League.

The squad includes Mahmoud Salah for the first time with the senior team.

Al Ahly’s squad is:

Goalkeepers: Mohamed El Shenawy, Hamza Alaa

Defenders: Yassin Marei, Achraf Dari, Ahmed Eid, Hady Riad, Karim Fouad, Ahmed Nabil “Koka”, Tawfik Mohamed

Midfielders: Akram Tawfik, Marwan Attia, Omar El Saai, Afsha, Ali Mahmoud, Mohamed Abdallah, Mahmoud Salah, Zizo

Forwards: Taher Mohamed, Soufiane Benjdida, Monsef Bekrar, Hussein El Shahat, Achraf Bencharki, Omar Moawad