Zamalek have received a major injury boost as trio Ahmed Fatouh, Omar Gaber, and Mahmoud Bentayk returns for the games against Smouha SC and Kaizer Chiefs.
The Egyptian giants takes Smouha in the Premier League on Wednesday at the Suez Canal Authority Stadium before facing Kaizer Chiefs in the final round of the CAF Confederation Cup group stage at the same venue.
Ahead of the games, head coach Moataz Gamal has announced his squad lists, with the trio returning for the much-anticipated matches.
Meanwhile, Zamalek will have to negotiate for points without Adam Kayed, Mohamed Awad and Kenyan Baruch Ochieng due to injury setbacks.
Besides, youth team goalkeeper Mohamed Abdel Fattah has been included in the squad for the double-header.
Below is the squad:
Goalkeepers: Mohamed Sobhi – Mahdi Suleiman – Mahmoud El Shenawy – Mohamed Abdel Fattah.
Defenders: Omar Gaber – Mahmoud Hamdi “El Wensh” – Hossam Abdel Meguid – Mohamed Ismail – Mahmoud Bentayk – Ahmed Fatouh – El Sayed Osama – Mohamed Ibrahim – Ahmed Khodary.
Midfielders: Ahmed Rabie – Mohamed Shehata – Mohamed El Sayed – Ahmed Abdel Rahim “Esho” – Youssef Wael – Mohamed Hamad – Abdallah El Said – Ahmed Hamdi – Juan Bezerra – Chico Panza – Ahmed Sherif.
Attackers: Nasser Mansi – Saif Al-Jaziri – Uday Al-Dabbagh – Ayman Amir Abdel Aziz.
Zamalek occupies second place in the league standings with 28 points, while Smouha is in fifth place with 25 points.
