CAIRO: Zamalek ace Mahmoud “Shikabala Abdel-Razeq and goalkeeper Abdel-Wahed El-Sayed were named in the squad scheduled to face Ahly in the Cairo derby on Thursday.

Shikabala was left out of last week s win over Petrojet as he had to deal with a personal problem, according to Zamalek s official site.

But the 23-year-old is now ready to spearhead the White Knights in the rescheduled Egyptian Premier League clash.

Moreover, Zamalek were boosted by the news that captain Al-Sayed will shrug off a minor knock and is ready to retain his place between the posts.

Mohamed Al-Morsi returned to the squad at the expense of Ivorian striker Ollie Koffi.

Zamalek Squad:

Goalkeepers: Abdel-Wahed Al-Sayed, Mohamed Abdel-Monsef.

Defenders: Hani Saied, Mahmoud Fathallah, Amr Adel, Amr Al-Safti, Ahmed Magdi, Sabri Rahil, Ahmed Ghanem, Hazem Emam.

Midfielders: Mohamed Abdullah, Alaa Ali, Ahmed Al-Merghani, Ibrahim Salah, Alaa Kamal, Ahmed Abdel-Raouf, Shikabala.

Strikers: Sherif Ashraf, Abdel-Halim Ali, Mohamed Al-Morsi.