Shikabala Out of Zamalek's Squad for Pyramids Encounter 

Zamalek's captain Shikabala was ruled out of the White Knights clash for Pyramids encounter in the Egyptian League.

Zamalek are set to clash against Pyramids in the seventh round of the Egyptian League on Thursday.

The Whites' head coach Patrice Carteron named his 17-man squad for Thursday's clash. The squad witnessed the absence of Zamalek's captain Shikabala due to flu and Abdallah Gomaa due to an injury.

While the squad sees the return of Zamalek's forward Omar El Saeed, who was ruled out the Whites' 1-2 loss by Enppi and Islam Gaber. 

Zamalek's Squad is as follows: 

Goalkeepers: Mohamed Awad, Mohamed Abou Gabal

Defenders: Hazem Emam, Mahmoud Alaa, Mohamed Abdel Ghani, Islam Gaber, Mohamed Abdel Shafy

Midfielders: Tarek Hamed, Ferjani Sassi, Mohamed Hassan, Ahmed Sayed “Zizo,” Youssef Obama, Mohamed Ounajem, Mostafa Fathy, Achraf Bencharki

Forwards: Mostafa Mohamed, Omar El Saed 

On Monday, December 2, Zamalek’s chairman Mortada Mansour appointed Carteron as the White Knights’ new head coach, succeeding Milutin Sredojević ‘Micho.

“Zamalek board of directors, headed by Mortada Mansour decided to appoint Patrice Carteron as new head coach and Sami El-Sheshini and Ayman Abdel Aziz as assistant coaches,” Mansour said on his official Facebook page.

The Whites now rank third with ten points after pulling off three victories and losing one game.

Zamalek ended the last season with two trophies after claiming their second Egypt Cup title in a row and their 27th domestic trophy overall by defeating Pyramids on Sunday at Borg Al Arab stadium (3-0).

They also managed to lift the Confederation Cup title for the first time in their history after securing a victory over RS Berkane following a dramatic penalty shootout at Burj Al Arab Stadium (5-3) in May,