The Angolan international collected his third caution on Thursday in the Cairo Derby between Ahli and Zamalek, which ended goalless.

Either Osama Hosni or Hani Al-Egeizi should deputize in the absence of Flavio, who has been out-of-sorts of late.

On the other hand, fringe hitman Ahmed Belal probably won't feature for the Red Devils for the remainder of the season, after he fell out with the coaching staff.

Ahli, who have four games in hand, are now in second place on 53 points, trailing leaders Ismaili by one point.

The Dervishes have three games to go.