"Either me or someone from Ismaili coaching staff will travel to Congo," he told FilGoal.com. "We will be looking for new players.

"We decided to search for potential newcomers outside Egypt because the available Egyptian players will need quite some time to blend with the team.

"Others are not ready in terms of fitness, while we need to land players who can muck in right away.

"We may find what we are looking for in Congo."

On the other hand, Soliman refuted reports claiming that Ismaili are planning to offload left back Ahmed Abou-Mosalam and Tunisian striker Mohamed Selliti.

"Getting rid of exciting players while the squad is already depleted doesn't really make sense," he added.