Following Monday's 1-0 win over Military Production, champions Ahli finished the league season having relied on a number of youth players recently.

"The young players are performing very well with real enthusiasm, that’s why they will get more chances in the cup," Al-Badri said after the Production win.

"Today Ahmed Nabil 'Manga' and Saad Samir were impressive and that’s a positive outcome from the game.

"Now we should turn our focus on the cup. I hope I could guide the team to the double in my first season."

Al-Badri has been praised for promoting a host of young players this term, most notably Shehab Ahmed, Ahmed Shokri, Afroto and Ayman Ashraf.