Al Ahly are set to take on Zed FC in a friendly match tomorrow evening, Wednesday, as they fine-tune their squad for a crucial showdown with Sudan’s Al-Hilal.
The highly anticipated CAF Champions League quarter-final first leg awaits next Tuesday at Cairo Stadium. The Red Devils are leaving nothing to chance ahead of the clash.
Sporting director Mohamed Ramadan, alongside deputy Mohamed Shawky, sealed the deal with Zed’s football director Walid Salah El-Din to stage the warm-up game at Mokhtar El-Tetsh Stadium, nestled within Al Ahly’s Al-Gezira headquarters.
Coach Marcel Koller is eager to sharpen his squad, particularly giving game time to players like the Moroccan trio Achraf Bencharki, Yahya Attiyat Allah, and Achraf Dari, as well as Hussein El-Shahat and Amr El-Sulaya, who’ve seen limited action lately.
Koller has mapped out the week regular training on Thursday, a well-earned rest day Friday, then back to the grind from Saturday through Monday. The team will cap preparations by entering a closed camp, fully focused on toppling Al-Hilal in the opener of this knockout battle.
