Ahli keeper Sherif Ekrami is not convinced that players should break their fast because of a football match in Ramadan. The Reds, who gear up for Sunday's Champions League home clash with Orlando Pirates, have been desperately searching for a venue to stage the fixture at night in a bid to avoid playing during fasting hours in Ramadan once again. As they are now certain to host the South African outfit at the floodlight-less Gouna Stadium in mid-day in Hurghada, Ekrami believes breaking their fasting is not the ideal solution. "Unlike what so many people think that breaking our fasting would make our mission easier, I believe otherwise," the 30-year-old Ekrami told Ahli's website. "It would rather burden the players mentally as they would take it for granted that they must be in their best shape since they're not fasting. It is something unguaranteed. "Breaking our fasting is still not an option for us; it is not part of our belief and we are not ready to do it. "Regardless of any circumstances, it is still a home fixture for us and we know we must win in order to remain on course for qualification." Ahli, alongside city rivals Zamalek, have been forced to play home games away from Cairo or Alexandria – Egypt's major two cities - due to security concerns.