Al Ahly open CAF Confederation Cup campaign against Kitara in Uganda

Al Ahly meet Uganda's Kitara in the first leg of the CAF Confederation Cup round of 32 at Hoima City Stadium on Saturday.

• Coach Hussein Ammouta announced a starting lineup featuring seven changes from the team's Cairo derby win over Zamalek.
• Al Ahly will wear an all-black kit for the match, as decided at Friday's technical meeting in Hoima.
• Al Ahly last won in Uganda in 1988, and lost 2-0 to Kampala City in its most recent visit there in 2018.
• On Sport TV announced it holds exclusive rights to broadcast the match.
• Mohamed El-Shenawy starts in goal for Al Ahly, whose defense and midfield were reshuffled by Ammouta.
• Kitara reached the round of 32 by beating Somalia's Mogadishu City 6-2 on aggregate.
• Imam Ashour will begin on the bench after feeling knee pain, per a club source.
• Kitara coach Wasswa Bossa announced his starting lineup for Saturday's first leg at Hoima City Stadium.
• The second leg of the tie is scheduled to be played in Cairo on October 25.