The Swiss coach, Marcel Koehler, Al-Ahly club coach, excluded some of his players from the list of the red team to face Ismaili in the first round of the league.
Al-Ahly will face its Ismaili counterpart at five in the evening, tomorrow, Wednesday, at the Egyptian Army Stadium in Borg El Arab, in its first confrontation in the new version of the Egyptian League competition.
The list that was announced this followingnoon, Tuesday, witnessed the absence of Rami Rabia, Hamza Alaa, Muhammad Maghribi, Muhammad Ashraf, Muhammad Mahmoud, Muhammad Fakhry, Mustafa Saad Messi, Ziad Tariq, Percy Tao, Ammar Hamdi, Yasser Ibrahim, Ahmed Nabil Kouka, Raafat Khalil and Mahmoud Kahraba.
A source said in exclusive statements to Laila Koura: “The main reason behind Percy Tau’s absence is the lack of complete technical readiness following a long absence from the stadiums due to injury, while Rami Rabia, Yasser Ibrahim, Muhammad Fakhri, Muhammad Mahmoud and Ziad Tariq were absent for technical reasons, Ammar Hamdi for injury and Mahmoud Kahraba for suspension. .
He added, “The main reason behind the absence of Hamza Alaa, Muhammad Maghribi, Ahmed Nabil Koca, Raafat Khalil, Muhammad Ashraf and Mustafa Saad Messi is their joining the Olympic team camp, which starts tomorrow.”
The source concluded: “Al-Ahly club received an official notification from the Egyptian Football Association requesting that these players be included in the Olympic team camp, which starts tomorrow in preparation for the Eswatini match in the African qualifiers on October 23, outside the home, and the return match October 30 in Egypt.”
