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.
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