The Ghanaian striker, who scored in his country's 3-0 victory over Lesotho in Saturday's World Cup qualifier, returned to Cairo on Wednesday night.

German coach Reiner Hollmann left him out of Zamalek's 18-man squad for Gaish match.

Agogo, who made few appearances with Zamalek due to fitness problems, scored just two goals since joining from Nottingham Forest in the close season.

Playmaker Mohamed Abdullah has been named in the squad after making a rapid recovery from a knee injury.

The Cairo giants will be looking to chalk up their fourth successive victory at the expense of Gaish, who are enduring a miserable run of form.

Zamalek's squad:

Goalkeepers: Mohamed Abdul-Monsef, Abdul-Wahed Al-Sayed

Defenders: Wissem Al-Abdi, Amr Al-Safti, Hani Saied, Mahmoud Fathallah, Ricardo Alves, Amr Adel

Midfielders: Ahmed Magdi, Mohamed Ibrahim, Ayman Abdul-Aziz, Ahmed Abdul-Raouf, Mohamed Aboul-Ella, Mohamed Abdullah, Mahmoud Samir

Strikers: Mostafa Gaafar, Abdul-Halim Ali, Gamal Hamza