Al Ahly name Mahmoud Salah in starting XI for first time against Al Mokawloon Al Arab

Al Ahly have handed Mahmoud Salah his first start for the club in their Egypt Capital Cup group-stage meeting with Al Mokawloon Al Arab at Cairo International Stadium.

The second-round match is scheduled to kick off at 20:00.

Mohamed Hany, Yasser Ibrahim and Ahmed Reda also return to the starting line-up, while Mohamed Abdullah joins Taher Mohamed Taher and Soufiane Benjedid in attack.

Al Ahly’s starting XI is:

Goalkeeper: Hamza Alaa

Defenders: Mohamed Hany, Hady Riad, Yasser Ibrahim, Karim Fouad

Midfielders: Ahmed Nabil “Koka”, Ahmed Reda, Mahmoud Salah

Forwards: Mohamed Abdullah, Soufiane Benjedid, Taher Mohamed Taher

The substitutes are Achraf Dari, Ahmed Eid, Moncef Bekrar, Akram Tawfik, Achraf Bencharki, Omar Mawad, Mohamed Magdy “Afsha”, Ali Mahmoud and Mostafa Shobeir.

Mohamed Raafat, Yassin Marei and Mohamed El Shenawy have not been included in the matchday squad.

Al Ahly began their campaign with a 5-0 victory over Petrojet Asyut, while Al Mokawloon Al Arab won their opening game 2-0.

The two teams are in Group 3 alongside Petrojet Asyut, El Gouna, El Sharqia and ENPPI.