Egyptian Premier League leaders Al-Ahly look to maintain their stranglehold on the domestic competition when they host bottom club Mansoura on Thursday night. With four games to go, the defending champions need a point to make it 35 league titles and six on the trot. Curiously, Mansoura will be officially relegated should they fail to snatch an earth-shattering win at Cairo Stadium. Despite the anticipated triumph, Ahly fans are anything but satisfied with their team, amid reportedly internal problems and the most-recent continental stumble. The six-time African champions could once again wave goodbye to the CAF Champions League, following a round-of-16 first-leg defeat at Ittihad Tripoli. In addition to that, Hossam Al-Badri's side are still suffering from injury problems as key men Ahmed Fathi, Mohamed Abou-Treika and Emad Meteb miss out against Mansoura. Al-Badri was consequently forced to recall teenager Islam Musabah from the youth team as defenders Sherif Abdul-Fadil, Ahmed Ali, Mohamed Samir are also sidelined. Goalkeeper Sherif Ekrami is back in the squad and could replace Ahmed Adel between the posts, following the latter's poor show in Libya.
