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Carteron Names 27-Man Squad For Zamalek-ES Tunis Clash


Mon 10 Feb 2020 | 07:40 PM
Mohamed Helba

Zamalek's head coach Patrice Carteron named his 27-man quad for the White Knights' most awaited CAF Super Cup encounter against Espérance Sportive de Tunis (ES Tunis). 

Both Arab clubs are set to face each other in the CAF Super Cup on Friday in Qatar.

The Tunisian side will enter the game as the holders of the CAF Champions League, while the White Knights will play the Super Cup as the Confederation Cup champions.

The 27-Man Squad is as follows: 

Goalkeepers: Mahmoud Genesh, Mohamed Awad, Mohamed Abou Gabal, Mohamed Sobhi

Defenders: Mahmoud Alaa, Mohamed Abdel Ghani, Mohamed Abdel Shafy, Mohamed Abdel Salam, El-Winsh, Ahmed Eid, Abdallah Gomaa, Hazem Emam

Midfielders: Tarek Hamed, Ferjani Sassi, Mohamed Hassan, Islam Gaber, Karim Bambo, Youssef Obama, Mohamed Ounajem, Mostafa Fathy, Achraf Bencharki, Mohamed Antar, Ahmed Sayed Zizo, Shikabala,

Forwards: Mostafa Mohamed, Omar El Saed, Kabongo Kasongo

It is worth mentioning that, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) confirmed the appointment of South African Victor Miguel de Freitas Gomes as the center referee for the game.

The White Knights managed to lift the CAF Confederation Cup title after defeating RS Berkane 5-4 on penalties.

On the other hand, ES Tunis won their second consecutive CAF Champions League trophy after defeating Wydad AC 2-1 on Aggregate.