Al Ahly squad announced for Stade d’Abidjan Champions League clash

Al Ahly head coach Marcel Koller has revealed the 23-man squad traveling to Ivory Coast for their crucial match against Stade d’Abidjan, on Sunday at 4:00 PM GMT, in the fifth round of the CAF Champions League group stage. The duel in Abidjan comes as Ahly battle to secure qualification for the quarterfinals out of a tight Group A that also includes Orlando Pirates and CR Belouizdad.

Squad List:

Goalkeepers: Mohamed El-Shenawy, Mostafa Shobeir, Mostafa Makhlouf

Defenders: Khaled Abd AlFattah, Youssef Ayman, Rami Rabia, Yasser Ibrahim, Karim El Debees, Mohamed Hany.

Midfielders: Marwan Attia, Amr El Soulia, Akram Tawfik, Mohamed Magdy Afsha, Karim Walid Nedved, Emam Ashour, Ahmed Nabil Kouka, Omar El Saai, Mostafa Abou El Kheir.

Forwards: Wessam Abou Ali, Samir Mohamed, Hussein El Shahat.

Absences

Yehia Attiat Allah: Injury.

Achraf Dari: Injury.

Reda Selim: Injury.

Percy Tau: Left out as he nears a move away to Qatar SC.

Mahmoud Kahraba: Excluded for technical reasons while transfer possibility is around him.

Return of Mohamed Hany: Hany makes his return to the squad for the first time since suffering an injury during the CAF Super Cup clash against Zamalek last September.

CAF Champions League Group C standings

1- Orlando Pirates (South Africa): 8 points.

2- Al Ahly (Egypt): 7 points.

3- CR Belouizdad (Algeria): 6 points.

4- Stade d’Abidjan (Ivory Coast): 1 point.