Al Ahly's assistant coach, Sami Komsan, will lead the team in its opening match against Enppi next Thursday. Koller is currently on vacation in his home country and will return Thursday evening to lead the team's training after the Enppi match.
Al Ahly club officials have decided to field a group of substitute players, junior players, and those returning from injury in the Capital Cup, while resting the key players who have not had a rest in the recent period.
Al Ahly's technical staff intends to take advantage of their participation in the League Cup by giving opportunities to a number of substitute players, such as Hamza Alaa, Mostafa Makhlouf, Khaled Abdel Fattah, Omar El-Saei, Ahmed Reda, Karim Nedved, Omar Kamal, Karim El-Debis, and Samir Mohamed, as well as those returning from injury, such as Ali Maaloul, Yahya Attiyat Allah, Taher Mohamed Taher, and Yasser Ibrahim.