Al Ahly will take on Talae El-Geish in the Egyptian Premier League on Thursday.
You can watch the match live on: www.NileSports.tv
The Red Devils, who are eyeing an eighth consecutive league triumph, have made a fine start to the season in terms of results but a series of unconvincing displays combined with wastefulness in front of goal are casting doubts over whether they can remain the formidable force of the past seven seasons.
“Meteb is still suffering from back pains. He will not be able to play against El-Geish,” Ahly football director Sayed Abdel-Hafiz said on the club’s official website.
“He is also doubtful for Saturday’s friendly game against Bayern Munich in Qatar.”
Ahly benefited from the pitch invasion of Ghazl El-Mahalla supporters last week which prompted the Egyptian FA to award them a 2-0 victory. The match was called off in the second half when the score was 2-2.They lie third in the 19-team table with 23 points, five behind surprise leaders Haras El-Hodoud who played two games more.
Ahly will miss defender Sherif Abdel-Fadil against Geish due to a calf injury but they will have regular goalie Sherif Ekramy back after he recovered from a minor complaint.
Geish, who are 13th in the table, will have to do without Ivorian striker Abou Kone, who fractured his arm during their 2-1 defeat by Ismaily.
You can watch the match live on: www.NileSports.tv
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