The list included the names of new recruits Hossam Ghaly and Geddo, despite the latter infamous contractual dispute with Zamalek.

Young striker Mohamed Talaat was a surprise inclusion, amid the injury of Osama Hosni.

But there was no place for new keeper Mahmoud Aboul-Saoud as youngster Mohamed Mokhtar made the list.

The Ahli squad:

Goalkeepers: Sherif Ekrami, Ahmed Adel, Mohamed Mokhtar

Defenders: Wael Gomaa, Ahmed Al-Sayed, Sherif Abdul-Fadil, Mohamed Samir, Sayed Moawad

Midfielders: Ahmed Fathi, Ahmed Hassan, Mohamed Barakat, Mohamed Abou-Treika, Hossam Ghaly, Hossam Ashour, Mostafa Shebeita, Ahmed Shokri

Strikers: Geddo, Mohamed Fadl, Francis Doe, Mohamed Talaat