Zamalek seemed to be toothless without their pacey forward Shikabala while facing Military Production, who held the Whites to a goalless draw in the Egyptian Premier League on Friday. Shika, the current league top scorer with a nine-goal tally, took no part in the game as he was serving a one-match ban for misconduct. The 24-year-old watched the match from the stands alongside Mido, who is understood to be close to joining Zamalek. None of the Cairo side's frontmen managed to break the deadlock. Head coach Hossam Hassan deployed a strike partnership consisting of Abou Kone and Mohamed Amine Aoudia but they weren't potent enough to snatch a goal. On the other hand, Production kept defending tightly, yet without organization, throughout the 90 minutes and managed to keep a clean sheet. Leaders Zamalek are now on 32 points, three ahead of closest rivals Ismaili who beat Harras Hodoud 3-2 earlier in the day. Ahli will close to within four points of their arch-rivals Zamalek should they beat MCDR on Saturday. More details to follow..