Egyptian Premier League leaders Ahli look to maintain their stranglehold on the domestic competition when they host bottom club Mansoura on Thursday. With four games to go, the defending champions need a point to make it 35 league titles and six on the trot. Curiously, Mansoura will be officially relegated should they fail to snatch an earth-shattering win at Cairo Stadium. Despite the anticipated triumph, Ahli fans are anything but satisfied with their team, amid reportedly internal problems and the most-recent continental stumble. The six-time African champions could once again wave goodbye to the CAF Champions League, following a round-of-16 first-leg defeat at Ittihad Tripoli. In addition to that, Hossam Al-Badri's side are still suffering from injury problems as key men Ahmed Fathi, Mohamed Abou-Treika and Emad Meteb miss out against Mansoura. Al-Badri was consequently forced to recall teenager Islam Musabah from the youth team as defenders Sherif Abdul-Fadil, Ahmed Ali, Mohamed Samir are also sidelined. Goalkeeper Sherif Ekrami is back in the squad and could replace Ahmed Adel between the posts, following the latter's poor show in Libya.
