Al Ahly are still suffering lack of strikers.
Francis Doe is still unavailable through injury. Forwards Afrotto and Ahmed Shokri are also unfit.
Lebanese marksman Mohamed Ghaddar was left out of the squad too for failing to impress after his arrival in the summer.
Substitute Osama Hosni could start against Gaish as Mohamed Talaat, the second striker in the squad, is yet to reach full recovery.
Al-Badri might also opt to field new signing Geddo, who’s looking to break his duck at the Cairo side, as a hitman.
At the other end, Gaish named Togolese striker Mikael Dodzi Dogbe for the match.
Dogbe went AWOL following the end of last season to incur the wrath of the military side, who said they would not tolerate his behavior.
