Amouta names reshuffled Al Ahly lineup for El Qanah league clash

Al Ahly coach Hussein Amouta has announced his starting lineup for the seventh-round Egyptian Premier League match against El Qanah.

• Amouta made six changes from the team that faced Kitara in the Confederation Cup, with Mustafa Shobeir starting in goal.
• Imad Ashour, Mohamed Hany and Tawfik Mohamed returned in place of Mohamed Magdy Afsha, Akram Tawfik and Karim Fouad.
• The match kicks off at 8 p.m. at Cairo Stadium.
• Al Ahly sit second in the league with 16 points, while El Qanah are 13th with seven points.
• Al Ahly drew 3-3 with El Qanah, leaving them second in the Egyptian Premier League with 17 points.
• Former Al Ahly football director Walid Salah El-Din rejected comparisons between Amouta and predecessor Yves Turob, urging patience with the coach.
• Salah El-Din placed primary responsibility for the result on the players, citing the club's management and budget.
• Al Ahly settled for a 3-3 draw with El Qanah in the seventh-round league match.
• Coach Hussein Amouta blamed defensive errors and lapses in concentration for the dropped points.
• Al Ahly stay second with 17 points, while El Qanah moved to 11th with eight.
• Yassin Mar'i scored an own goal in the 80th minute as Al Ahly conceded to El Qanah.
• Ashraf Dari scored a 90+3-minute header to rescue a 3-3 draw for Al Ahly at Cairo Stadium.