Zaki has recently ended his loan deal with Hull City and the English side are yet to send him his International Transfer Certificate (ITC).

The 27-year-old will be able to feature in the Cairo derby only if he receives his ITC within the next few hours.

Should Zaki be unavailable, Ahmed Gaafar will be the only striker in Zamalek's squad as Hassan opted not to choose Sherif Ashraf.

Highly-rated coach Hassan insisted on naming 21 players for the game. He ought to omit three of them before the eagerly-awaited match.

Zamalek beat Fayoum 1-0 while Ahli downed Nabaroh 3-0 in the cup round of 32 to set up the anticipated meeting.

Zamalek's squad:

Goalkeepers: Abdul-Wahed Al-Sayed, Mohamed Abdul-Monsef.

Defenders: Amr Adel, Mahmoud Fathallah, Amr Al-Safti, Ahmed Magdi, Mohamed Abdul-Shafi, Ahmed Ghanem, Sabri Rahil, Amr Gaber.

Midfielders: Ahmed Abdul-Raouf, Ibrahim Salah, Hassan Mostafa, Hani Saied, Remi Adiko, Shikabala, Alaa Ali, Hussein Yasser, Mohamed Ibrahim.

Striker: Amr Zaki, Ahmed Gaafar.