In addition to an EGP five-million fee, Petrojet will also get Ahli's youngster Mahmoud Toba, who played last season for MCDR on loan.

Hamdi, 27, trained with his new team on Tuesday and could feature against Moroccan side Wydad on Sunday.

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"No decision was taken yet about registering Hamdi in the African squad," Ahli manager Manuel Jose said. "We will decide soon."

Ahli are in Group B in the African Champions League, which also include Wydad, Algeria's Mouloudia and Esperance of Tunisia.