LIVE: Al Ahly v Zanaco | CAF Champions League | May 13th 2017
Match K.O. at 19:00 Cairo local time
Venue: Borg El Arab stadium, Alexandria
Referee: Bakary Papa Gassama
Al Ahly will face Zambian side Zanaco FC in the CAF Champions League round of 16.
The Red Devils were drawn in group D alongside Moroccos Wydad Casablanca, Cameroons Coton Sport, and Zambias Zanaco.
Al Ahly will start their Champions League group-stages tonight against the Zambian side, who were crowned Zambian league champions last season.
Felix Nyaende will start as the lone striker when Zanaco line up against Al Ahly in their Caf Champions League Group D opener at the Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria this evening.
Zanaco football club Media Officer Allan Matiya confirmed on Saturday morning that his team would start with a 4-5-1 formation.
Zanaco were undefeated in four pre-group qualification matches against APR of Rwanda and Young Africans of Tanzania, having recorded a win and three draws and they head into the Ahly clash on the back of three straight league victories in which they have scored 12 goals while conceding only once.
LIVE: Al Ahly v Zanaco | CAF Champions League
Match K.O. at 19:00 Cairo local time