Zamalek's head coach Milutin Sredojević "Micho" named on Wednesday his 24-man squad for Al Ahly's encounter in the Egyptian Super Cup.
The squad witnessed the first appearance of the new signing Islam Gaber as well as the return of the Whites' star Shikabala. The squad also saw the presence of the Moroccan forward Mohamed Ounajem.
Micho decided to exclude froward Mohamed Antar and right-winger Hazem Emam due to technical issues, besides the exclusion of Mostafa Fathy and Mohamed Hassan due to their injuries.
Micho is looking forward to claiming his second title with the White Knights against Al Ahly at Borg Al-Arab Stadium on Friday (20:00 CLT), after lifting Egypt Cup trophy versus Pyramids on September 8.
It is worth mentioning that the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) permitted 10,000 fans to attend the Egyptian Super. The Super Cup is held between the Egyptian League and Egypt Cup winners.
This edition of the Super Cup is for the 2017-18 season as the Red Devils claimed the Egyptian Premier League title, while the Whites scooped the Egypt Cup trophy.
Zamalek's 24-man squad is as follows:
Goalkeepers: Mohamed Awad, Mohammed Abu Gabal, Mohammed Subhi
Defenders: Hamdi Naguez, Mahmoud Alaa, Mahmoud Hamdi “Al – Wensh,” Mohamed Abdel Ghani, Mohamed Abdel Salam, Mohamed Abdel Shafi, Abdallah Gomaa
Midfielder: Tarek Hamed, Ferjani Sassi, Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, Youssef Obama, Islam Gaber, Karim Bambo, ” Ahmed Sayed “Zizo,” Karim Bambo, Imam Ashour, Shikabala, Mohamed Ounajem
Forwards: Achraf Bencharki, Mustafa Mohammed, Omar Said, Khaled Boutayeb