Zamalek name squad for Egyptian Premier League showdown with Al Ahly

Zamalek manager Moataz Gamal has finalised his squad for Sunday’s Egyptian Premier League meeting with Al Ahly at Cairo International Stadium.

The match will be played in the sixth round of the competition, with Zamalek including forwards Oday El Dabbah and Ahmed El Gafali among their selections for the Cairo derby.

FilGoal.com understands that Zamalek’s squad is:

Goalkeepers: El Mahdy Soliman, Mohamed Sobhy, Mohamed Awad

Defenders: Mohamed Ismail, Mahmoud Hamdy “El Wensh”, Mostafa El Zنary, Ahmed Hossam, Omar Gaber, Mahmoud Bentayg, Ahmed Fattouh, Mohamed Farag

Midfielders: Mohamed Shehata, Ahmed Rabie, Mahmoud Gihad, Adam Kaied, Abdullah El Said, Chico Banza, Ahmed Abdel Rahim “Esho”, Ahmed El Gafali, Mohamed Hamad

Forwards: Nasser منسي, Hossam Ashraf, Oday El Dabbah, Ahmed Sherif

Zamalek will be without seven players for the fixture.

Seif Farouk Gaafar, Youssef Wael “Frenchy”, El Sayed Osama and Ahmed Khodary have been left out for technical reasons.

Mohamed El Sayed, Mohamed Ibrahim and Amr Nasser are unavailable because they are not yet ready.

Al Ahly are third in the Egyptian Premier League standings with 13 points, level with second-placed Zamalek. Zamalek hold the higher position because of their superior goal difference.

Pyramids lead the table with 15 points.

The match will be shown on On Sport and On Sport Max.

Ayman El Kashif will commentate on the first audio channel of On Sport, while Mohamed El Shazly will provide commentary on the second audio channel.

On On Sport Max, Bilal Allam will be on the first audio channel and Moamen Hassan will commentate on the second.