Zamalek named only two strikers to the squad of their Sunday's pivotal Egyptian League match against Ismaili. Ghanaian forward Junior Agogo is serving a three-match suspension, while Abdul-Halim Ali, who is struggling with a stuttering form, was snubbed. Consequently, the Cairo giants would have to rely on Sherif Ashraf and Mostafa Gaafar upfront. Ashraf put on an impressive performance with Zamalek's youth team, who beat arch-rivals Ahli 4-3 days ago in the youth league derby. The five-time African champions will have to do without skipper Ayman Abdul-Aziz, who is going to miss the match through injury. Banned players Gamal Hamza, Wissem El-Abdi, Osama Hassan, Ricardo Alves and Mohamed Aboul-Ella are still out of consideration.
Abdul-Halim Ali was snubbed The 11-time Egyptian champions lie foruth in the league table with 18 points, two adrift of third-placed Ismaili. The Squad: Goalkeepers: Abdul-Wahed Al-Sayed, Mohamed Abdul-Monsef. Defenders: Amr Al-Safti, Mahmoud Fathallah, Hani Saied, Karim Zekri, Ahmed Ghanem, Ahmed Ibrahim. Midfielders: Ahmed Magdi, Mohamed Abdullah, Mohamed Ibrahim, Alaa Kamal, Alaa Ali, Hossam Arafat, Hazem Emam, Ahmed Al-Margani, Mahmoud Abdul-Razek 'Shikabala'. Strikers: Sherif Ashraf, Mostafa Gaafar.
