Both players were banned by the club but the suspension was lifted last week and the duo was expected to be named in the 20-man squad for the game.

But caretaker manager Ahmed Refaat overlooked Hamza and Aboul-Ella as he announced the squad on Sunday.

Refaat took over after Zamalek parted ways with German coach Reiner Hollmann last week.

He also stuck with the five youngsters, who were promoted to the first team by Hollmann.

The full squad:

Goalkeepers: Abdul-Wahed Al-Sayed and Emad Al-Sayed.

Defenders: Amr Al-Safti, Karim Zekri, Amr Adel, Ahmed Ibrahim, Ahmed Ghanem, Hazem Emam.

Midfielders: Ayman Abdul-Aziz, Mahmoud Abdul-Razek 'Shikabala', Ahmed Magdi, Ahmed Abdul-Raouf, Mohamed Ibrahim, Alaa Kamal, Hossam Arafat, Ahmed Al-Merghani, Mohamed Abdullah.

Strikers: Sherif Ashraf, Mostafa Gaafar, Alaa Ali.