The six-time African champions turned down a request from the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) to air the match free of charge, amid the latter’s poor financial status.

But Ahli’s official site said on Thursday that the club has decided to accept the proposal, ‘in a sign of respect to the country’s difficult circumstances’.

Meanwhile, FilGoal.com has learnt that the sale of Friday’s match tickets has hardly been progressing during the past couple of days.