Mohamed Abou-Treika still has a chance to feature in Ahli's crunch African tie against arch-rivals Zamalek, the team's assistant coach Hossam Al-Badri said. "Abou-Treika's condition will be assessed 24 hours before the match," Al-Badri told Ahli's official website on Tuesday. "Then we will take a final decision over his availability for the game." The classy playmaker was deemed a major doubt for Ahli's Champions League group stage opener against Zamalek on Sunday due to a niggling knee injury. Abou-Treika, who missed Egypt's four World Cup qualifiers in June, has just come through a full training session unscathed. "The player is keen to take part in the match, but the technical staff will have the final word over whether he can play." "We don't want to take any risks, what matters most is Abou-Treika's safety," Al-Badri added.