The Bulldozer was sidelined for up to two weeks after sustaining a knee injury in a friendly match with Shams on October 14th.

Having undergone medical tests on Monday, Zaki felt pains in his injured knee and thus won't be able to feature against Police.

"I informed the technical staff that I'm still suffering the same pain, so they decided to leave me out in order to avoid injury aggravation," the 27-year-old told FilGoal.com.

Now Ahmed Gaafar and Zamalek's summer arrival Abou Kone, who has just recovered from injury, are the only two marksman at head coach Hossam Hassan's disposal.

The White Knights will go unopposed on top of the league table should they win their anticipated match against Police.

Zamalek's squad:

Goalkeepers: Abddul-Wahed Al-Sayed – Mostafa Abdul-Sataar.

Defenders: Amr Al-Safti –Hani Saied – Mahmoud Fathallah – Mohamed Abdul-Shafi – Omar Gabr.

Midfielders: Ahmed Tawfeek – Hazem Emam – Rahim Ayew – Ibrahim Salah – Ashour Al-Adham – Hassan Mostafa – Alaa Ali – Hussein Yasser – Shikabala.

Strikers: Ahmed Gaafar – Abou Kone – Wagih Abdul-Azeem – Mohamed Ibrahim.