"Ahmed Eid and Ahmed Hassan have been both ruled of the game through injury, and now we are trying to find replacements for them," Al-Ashri told FilGoal.com.

"Ahmed Abdul-Ghani and Ahmed Salama are already sidelined with a twisted ankle and a torn calf respectively.

"All our injured frontmen will undergo a recovery program in order to catch Friday's game, but nothing is certain."

Egypt Cup holders Hodoud will take on Ahli in the Super Cup match on July 21st, therefore they are in dire need to have enough marksmen at their disposal.

Speaking of the Confederation Cup group stage match, Al-Ashri said: "We have another problem, which is we don't know anything about Nigeria's Bayelsa United, but we are preparing for the match really hard.

"This will be our first competitive game after a lengthy break."