New signing Sherif Ashraf could make his debut for Zamalek after he has been selected by manager Ruud Krol for Thursday's league game against ENPPI. The 20-year-old striker, who sealed a controversial move from Zamalek's arch rivals Ahli two weeks ago, has been leading the headlines recently despite not playing a single senior game. Zamalek welcome back defender Yamen ben Zekri for the first time this season, after the Tunisian completed his return from injury.
Emam excluded Ben Zekri's inclusion came at the expense of his compatriot Wissem El-Abdi, who returned late from international duty. Skipper Hazem Emam was axed, alongside Tarek Al-Sayed, Gamal Hamza and Jordan's Khaled Saad, who seems to be out of favor since signing this summer. First-choice goalkeeper Abdul-Wahed Al-Sayed, who recently recovered from a serious knee injury, was ruled out as he is yet to gain match fitness.