Jose preferred to add an extra player to the demanded 23-man squad to avoid any injury problems, the club's official website reported on Saturday.

Striker Osama Hosni was included after recovering from an injury which put him on the sidelines for more than six weeks.

The Egyptian and African champions will open their CWC campaign against New Zealand's Auckland City on the 11th of December.

Meanwhile, Ahli's winger Gilberto will return to Cairo on Monday after undergoing a surgery in his Achilles tendon in Portugal.

Assistant coach Hossam Al-Badri said that the Angolan will be out of action for up to four months.

Mohamed Barakat needs four weeks of rehabilitation after medical examinations indicated that he does not need surgery on his injured knee.

Ahli's full squad:

Goalkeepers: Essam Al-Hadari, Nader Al-Sayed, Amir Abdul-Hamid

Defenders: Emad Al-Nahhas, Shadi Mohamed, Wael Gomaa, Ahmed Al-Sayed, Mohamed Sedik, Ahmed Sedik, Mohamed Abdullah, Islam Al-Shater, Ahmed Shedid, Abdul-Ellah Galal

Midfielders: Mohamed Shawki, Tarek Al-Saied, Hassan Mostafa, Hossam Ashour, Akwetey Mensah, Ahmed Hassan, Wael Reyad, Mohamed Abou-Treika

Forwards: Osama Hosni, Flavio Amado, Emad Meteb