"The team plays well but they need a little bit of luck. I hope we will get some against Ahli," the club's vice president Mohamed Mosselhi told FilGoal.com on Wednesday.

Ittihad are only one place up from the bottom of the table with 7 points.

"We promised to raise the players' bonuses to EGP 6 000 if they beat Ahli on Wednesday."

Meanwhile, coach Mohamed Salah said that it will be a very tough task especially that Ahli want to recover from their CAF Champions League defeat.