Ahmed Hassan scored twice in the second half to fire the Whites past Wadi Degla 4-1 in Egypt Cup .
The Egypt captain scored twice to add to the brace of substitute Ahmed Gaafar, following Hassan Mostafas stunning opener for Degla.
A winning debut for new boss Hassan Shehata means that the Whites are through to the cup quarter-finals to face the winner of Wednesdays game between Gouna and Asyut Petroleum.
Shehata handed debuts to four summer recruits in Salah Soliman, Hani Saied, Hassan and Hussein Hamdi.
At the other end, there was two former Zamalek employees in the starting eleven of Degla as Mostafa and Mohamed Abdul-Wahed led the line in midfield.
