Zamalek are in a make-or-break mission when they face ENPPI in the Egyptian Premier League on Tuesday. The Cairo giants' relegation fears will get more serious should they suffer another setback against the title contenders. Zamalek, who failed to win in their last six games, are 12th in the 16-team table, but three points from ENPPI will steer them to seventh place. Swiss coach Michel Decastel's job is also on the line, amid the team's failure to secure a win under his guidance so far.
Gaafar (r) faces former club On the other hand, cup finalists ENPPI are in no shortage of motives for the three points as they will jump to second place, closing the gap on leaders Ahli to just two. Team News Zamalek are thumped by a number of casualties before the crucial game, with several key players missing. Shikabala, Ahmed Magdi, Ahmed Abdul-Raouf and Gamal Hamza are out with different injuries, whilst youngster Hazem Emam is suspended.
-Zamalek will jump five spots in the league table if they win. -ENPPI have never beaten Zamalek since making their league debut in 2002. -ENPPI are the highest-scoring team so far with 37 goals in 20 games. -The match was transferred from Railways Stadium to Cairo Stadium. Unsettled striker Junior Agogo was left out due to 'fatigue', even though the Ghanaian had rarely featured for the White Knights of late. Ivorian striker Ollie Koffi and defender Ahmed Ghanem were excluded. As for ENPPI, Anwar Salama's team will be without Egypt international midfielder Abdul-Aziz Tawfik, who had a knee operation recently. Islam Awad is out for the season. Mozambican defender Mano is set to return after missing the last two games, while top scorer Ahmed Raouf is likely to shrug off a shoulder injury. ENPPI winter signing Mostafa Gaafar will face his former club, where he experienced a lot of difficult times during the past few years.
