Match info:
Match KO at 19:30 Cairo local time | 13:00 ET CANADA-USA
Starting lineups:
Zamalek: Ahmed El-Shennawi, Ali Gabr, Mohamed Koffi, Hazem Emam, Hamada Tolba, Ibrahim Salah, Maarouf Yussuf, Ahmed Tawfik, Ayman Hefni, Bassem Morsi, Khaled Kamar
Stadium: Petro Sport, Cairo
Referee: El Fadil Mohamed Hussein
A wounded Zamalek side will be looking to overcome their sorrows following a disheartening 2-0 loss to arch-rivals Ahly in the league last week, when they entertain Congo�s Leopards in the Confederation Cup at Cairo’s Petrosport Stadium on Sunday.
Having pinned high hopes on their side to celebrate their first league trophy in 11 years with at least a draw against Ahly, the Zamalek faithful were stunned to see their team embarrassingly lose to Ahly � who almost lost hope of retaining the league title.
�There is much importance placed upon the Leopards game, given that it�s the first test following the defeat by Ahly,� Zamalek football director Ismail Youssef said in a news conference on Friday.
�We know that it won�t be an easy game, Leopards are a very good team, but we insist on winning the game to please our fans once again, especially that a win would boost our qualification chances to the next stage. �
Zamalek could also take heart from their previous meetings, where they made up for a 1-0 away defeat to Leopards with a 4-1 win at home in the 2013 Champions League group-stage � even though Zamalek had already lost hopes of a semi-final qualification.
