"We face Military Production on Saturday in a friendly match and we don't have enough time to play another one later because of the second leg with Supersport United," Jose told FilGoal.com.

According to Sudanese newspaper Koon, Merrikh wanted to face Ahli in Khartoum in preparation for their Champions League game at Angola's Interclube early next month.

On the other hand, Ahli will travel to South Africa's Supersport, the outfit they beat 2-0 in the round of 32 of the same competition.

Sudan's Merrikh defeated Interclube by the same scoreline in their previous match.