كتب : Ahmad Saied
Standing defender Amr Al-Safti is suspended after collecting four yellow cards while his cover Mohamed Younes has a groin injury.
"I felt pain on Friday and it seems I won't be able to play," Younes told FilGoal.com
Standing defender Mahmoud Fathallah is available for selection and Hany Saied is likely to partner him in the heart of the defense.
Saied is a natural sweeper, but has been deployed as a holding midfielder after manager Hossam Hassan switched to a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Saied and Fathallah are good readers of the game but both lack aggressive playing required for a center-back.
Zamalek are in the second place, two points adrift of leaders Ahli, who climbed to the summit last week.