Zamalek's technical staff has announced the 18-man squad that will take on Arab Contractors in the 26th round of the Egyptian League on Thursday. Assistant coach Mohamed Helmi voiced his delight to have a full strength squad for the first time in quite a while. "I'm happy to announce that team is without any injuries or suspensions," Helmi told FilGoal.com on Wednesday night. "We will try and give all our players a chance to prove themselves in the next few games so they would be ready for the CAF Champions League and the Egyptian Cup final," he added. Zamalek are in a dire battle for second place in the Egyptian with Al-Gaish and Ismaili. The Cairo club is currently in third spot on 46 points, trailing Gaish by one and leading Ismaili by two points.
Helmi With a host of options to choose from, manager Ruud Krol has opted to rest veteran defenders Beshir Al-Tabie and Tarek Al-Sayed. Zamalek's Squad: Goalkeepers: Abdul-Wahed Al-Sayed, Mohamed Abdul-Monsef Defenders: Ahmed Ghanem, Mohamed Abdullah, Khaled Saad, Amr Al-Safti, Karim Zekri, Mohamed Ibrahim and Mahmoud Fathallah. Midfielders: Mohamed Aboul-Ella, Ahmed Magdi, Shikabala, Hazem Emam, Ahmed Abdul-Raouf Forwards: Sherif Ashraf, Gamal Hamza, Amr Zaki, Abdul-Halim Ali