Zamalek coach Manuel Cajuda has excluded skipper Hazem Emam, Ibrahim Saied and Tamer Abdul-Hamid from the squad that will face Ittihad Libya in the Arab Champions League. Cajuda deemed Emam and Abdul-Hamid unsuitable for the game while Saied was omitted for skipping Friday's training session and arriving late on Saturday.
Hazem Emam On the other hand, striker Mostafa Gaafar made his way back into Zamalek's squad after a long layoff period for disciplinary reasons. Zamalek host Ittihad in the first-leg of the ACL second round in Cairo. The Cairo giants have prepared for the Arab clash by playing two exhibition games against Plastic club and Al-Gomhouria club, which they won 1-0 and 4-1 respectively.