Al-Sheihk wants the game to be postponed because he does not want it to be played during Ahli's meeting at JS Kabylie in the CAF Champions League in mid-August.

Ahli's clash was brought forward by an hour and a half on August 15th, which means it will be held only one hour after the Egyptian Premier League game gets underway.

"Al-Sheihk's request to put off Zamalek game was made after Ahli's meeting with Kabylie has been rescheduled for 10:30 PM instead of midnight," competition committee head Amer Hussein told FilGoal.com.

"The competition committee is yet to decide whether or not the postponement is possible."