Al Ahly opens Egypt Cup campaign against Railway with nine players absent

Al Ahly hosts Railway in the Egypt Cup round of 32 on Saturday, with coach Hussein Amouta naming a squad missing nine players.

• Amouta's squad omits Emam Ashour, absent for a fourth consecutive match, along with Mostafa Shobeir, Marwan Attia and six others.
• The coaching staff selected Mohamed El Shenawy to start in goal after Shobeir was dropped from the squad.
• The Egyptian Football Association's referees committee appointed Waleed Naguib to officiate, with Osama Abdel Latif and Mohamed El Qadi as assistants.
• The clubs meet in a competitive match for the first time since June 1993, when Al Ahly won 2-0.