Zamalek keeper El-Shennawy ready for African Champions League game

Eslam Omar, Wednesday 27 Feb 2013

Egyptian league Five-star Zamalek are finalising preparations for Africa Champions League game

Ahmed El-Shennawy
Zamalek Keeper Ahmed El-Shennawy (Photo: Reuters)

Zamalek technical staff, under the leadership of Brazilian manger Jorvan Vieira, have announced their squad for Chad’s Gazelle in the second leg of the last-32 spot in the African Champions League scheduled for Saturday.

The White Castle’s solid goalkeeper Ahmed El-Shennawy has asserted he recovered from his knee injury and he is ready for the African game.

“I am all ready and fit for Gazelle and it’s the technical staff decision to start with me or not,” the 21-year-old goalie told the Cairo-based club official website.

Zamalek, who are delivering their greatest league performance since 2003 winning their first five matches, smashed their Chadian opponents 7-0 in the first leg.

“We will not underestimate our opponent and we will keep focused despite the 7-0 win,” El-Shennawy insisted.

Striker Ahmed Eid Abdel-Malek and defender Salah Soliman have performed rehabilitation trainings Wednesday as the duo suffer fatigue because of the team’s tight schedule.

Attacking Midfielder Hazem Emam has undergone scans on his hamstring muscles after he sustained a minor injury during the 2-1 Arab Contractors league win Monday.

The squad:

Goalkeepers: Abdel-Wahed El-Sayed, Ahmed El-Shennawy and Mahmoud Hamdy

Defenders: Mahmoud Fathallah, Salah Soliman, Hamada Tolba, Ahmed Magdy, Mohamed Abdel-Shafi , Sabri Raheel and Ahmed Samir

Midfielders: Hazem Emam, Ahmed Tawfik, Nour El-Sayed, Ibrahim Salah, Islam Awad and Ahmed Hassan

Strikers: Ahmed Eid Abdel-Malek, Mondomo, Mohamed Ibrahim, Abdoulaye Cisse and Ahmed Gaafar

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