The 21-year-old has been banned by the Egyptian FA since September 17th, when he made inappropriate gestures to Ahli fans after the 1-0 league defeat.

Shikabala's inclusion will be the only alteration to the 18-man squad which visited Masri last weekend, as defender Ahmed Hossam will make way for the returning star.

The talented playmaker is currently serving a one-year ban, imposed by the Egyptian FA in July, from representing national teams for disciplinary reasons, following the 2007 Pan-African Games in Algeria this summer.

Meanwhile, football director Ayman Mansour played down a training bust-up which occurred on the team's training ground on Tuesday between Gamal Hamza and Karim Zekri.

Striker Hamza and defender Zekri exchanged angry words after the latter made a rough challenge on the Egypt forward in a match practice.

However, Mansour insisted that the incident was 'normal' and that neither player will be subjected to punishment.