"We decided to name Ahmed Adel for the match as Abdul-Wahed is suffering from a (knee) injury," assistant coach Shawki Gharib told FilGoal.com.

"He will join up once he has retuned from Kuwait (where Ahli played a friendly match) along with (Egypt skipper) Ahmed Hassan."

Abdul-Wahed plays second fiddle to Egypt's first-choice keeper Essam Al-Hadari.

Adel became the seventh player from Ahli to make the Pharaohs' squad.

Only three players from Zamalek – Mahmoud Fathallah, Ibrahim Salah and Shikabala – are now on the Egypt list after the exclusion of Abdul-Wahed.