Al Ahly name Imam Ashour, Zizo and Ben Sharqi in squad for El Qanah

Al Ahly have included Imam Ashour, Achraf Bencharki and Ahmed Sayed “Zizo” in their squad to face El Qanah in the seventh round of the league on Thursday evening.

Yasser Ibrahim and Aqtay Abdullah will miss the match because of injury.

The full Al Ahly squad is:

Goalkeepers: Mohamed El Shenawy, Mostafa Shobeir, Hamza Alaa

Defenders: Yassin Marei, Achraf Dari, Ahmed Eid, Hady Riad, Mohamed Hany, Karim Fouad, Tawfik Mohamed

Midfielders: Ahmed Reda, Akram Tawfik, Marwan Attia, Ali Mahmoud, Mohamed Magdy “Afsha”, Omar El Saai, Imam Ashour, Ahmed Sayed “Zizo”, Hussein El Shahat

Forwards: Sofiane Benjedida, Monsef Bekrar, Achraf Bencharki, Taher Mohamed Taha

Al Ahly’s absentees for the fixture are Karim El Debes, Yasser Ibrahim, Reda Slim, Aqtay Abdullah, Omar Sayed Moawad, Mohamed Abdullah, Mohamed Raafat, Ahmed Khaled “Kebaka” and Ahmed Nabil “Koka”.

The reigning league champions go into the game after beating Zamalek 2-0 in the sixth round of the competition. They then secured a 2-1 victory over Uganda’s Kitara in the first leg of the CAF Confederation Cup round of 32.

Al Ahly are second in the league table with 16 points, while El Qanah sit 13th on seven points.

The Egyptian Referees Committee has appointed Mahmoud Nagy as referee for Thursday’s match.

Hany Khairy and Mohamed Atef El Zanary will serve as assistant referees, with Mabrouk Nabil named fourth official.

Mohamed Gamal will oversee the video assistant referee system, assisted by El Sayed Shaaban.