The 32-year-old hasn’t played since the beginning of the month due to a calf injury and was supposed to return to action this week, but it seems that Ahli will have to wait another day.

Midfield duo Hossam Ghaly and Hossam Ashour are back from suspension, but Mohamed Shawky is out for the second game in a row due to a knee problem.

Abdul-Hamid Shabana was a surprise inclusion, while teenager Ahmed Hassan Mahgoub has been dropped after making the squad for the first time against Wadi Degla.

Youngster Ayman Ashraf was injured in the Degla win and thus joins Shawky and Ahmed Shokri, whereas Shehab Ahmed and Francis Doe were overlooked.

Ahli squad vs. Production

Goalkeepers: Mahmoud Aboul-Saoud, Ahmed Adel

Defenders: Ahmed Al-Sayed, Sherif Abdul-Fadil, Wael Gomaa, Sayed Moawad, Ahmed Fathi

Midfielders: Ahmed Hassan, Ahmed Nabil ‘Manga’, Moataz Eno, Mohamed Barakat, Amir Sayoud, Hossam Ghaly, Hossam Ashour, Abdul-Hamid Shabana

Strikers: Osama Hosni, Geddo, Dominique da Silva