Full-back Ghanem was lambasted by Zamalek fans after the 4-2 first-leg defeat in Tunis, which prompted him to request transfer along with defender Amr Al-Safti.

Al-Safti made the return-leg match-squad though, while Ghanem was dropped and is likely to be replaced by Omar Gaber on the right flank.

“Ghanem was not dropped because the fans want so. It is the vision of the management not to include him,” Zamalek assistant coach Tarek Soliman told FilGoal.com.

Amr Zaki pulled out of the game with a nagging knee problem, while fellow striker Mohamed Aoudia returned late from Algeria after an emergency break due to family reasons.

Zamalek squad vs. Africain

Goalkeepers: Abdul-Wahed Al-Sayed, Mostafa Abdul-Sattar

Defenders: Hani Saied, Mahmoud Fathallah, Amr Al-Safti, Ahmed Samir, Omar Gaber, Mohamed Abdul-Shafi

Midfielders: Hassan Mostafa, Ibrahim Salah, Ahmed Tawfik, , Shikabala, , Hossam Arafat, Mohamed Ibrahim, Omar Gaber, Alaa Ali

Strikers: Ahmed Gafaar, Abou Kone, Hussein Yasser