The 22-year-old struck home the opener in the 20th minute as striker Alaa Ali scored the winning goal for the Whites.

Shikabala seemed to be in good shape in his first appearance this term, according to youth team manager Mahmoud Abou-Regeila.

The talented playmaker is set to make his first-team comeback against Arab contractors in the Egyptian League on November 7th.

Meanwhile, Zamalek's official site stated that the club's board will hold a crisis meeting on Wednesday to discuss the team's poor show in the league so far.

Reiner Hollmann's men succumbed to an embarrassing 3-1 home defeat to newly-promoted Olympic on Sunday, as speculation surrounds the German's future.