كتب : Omar AbdelAziz
The Ghana striker was granted permission by the club to skip the game; football director Ahmed Refaat was quoted by Zamalek's official site.
Meanwhile, defender Hani Saied has fully recovered after receiving a knock in the Police win and is set to take part in next weekend's game.
The Whites have come back to winning ways with an impressive 3-1 victory over Police Union last Saturday, ending a series of poor results.