CAIRO: Zamalek striker Abdel Halim Ali has been left out of the squad for Suez Cement Cup tie on Thursday after he failed a fitness test.
The 34-year old striker was injured against APR Rwanda last Sunday and won t be fit in time for the quarterfinals clash.
Tunisian defender Wissem El Abdi is also doubtful for this game after he picked up an injury during Tuesday s training session.
Manager Ruud Krol will have to do without suspended Mahmoud “Shikabala Abdel Razeq, Amr Safti and Tarek Al-Sayed.
But the Dutchman had the best of news as his star striker Amr Zaki has recovered from injury and will be ready to start the game on Thursday.
The Zamalek squad:
Goalkeepers
Mohamed Abdel Monsef, Emad Al-Sayed, Wael Zenga
Defenders
Beshir Al-Tabei, Wissem El Abdi, Karim Zekri, Khaled Saad, Osama Hassan, Ahmed Ghanem, Mohamed Abdullah.
Midfielders
Hazem Emam, Magdi Atwa, Mohamed Ibrahim, Ahmed Hossam, Ahmed Abdel Raouf, Mohamed Aboul-Ella, Tamer Abdel Hamid, Alaa Abdel Ghani, Ahmed Zakariya, Ahmed Ibrahim.
Strikers
Amr Zaki, Mostafa Gaafar, Sherif Ashraf.
