Egyptian champions Ahly head Monday night to Johannesburg to play the first-leg of the CAF Champions League final against Orlando Pirates.

The Cairo-based club will be in a closed camp in South Africa ahead of the 2 November anticipated game. The second-leg is scheduled for 9 November in Cairo.

Coach Mohamed Youssef has announced his squad for the game.

The two teams met in the group stage. The Egyptians earned a goalless draw in Johannesburg, although the Pirates won 3-0 in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of El-Gouna

The title-holders, who are bidding for their eighth trophy, made it to the final, eliminating Cameroon's Coton Sport, while Orlando eased through after beating Esperance of Tunisia.

The squad:

Goalkeepers: Sherif Ekrami, Ahmed Adel, Mahmoud Abul-Seoud

Defenders: Wael Gomaa, Sherif Abdel-Fadil, Mohamed Nagib, Ahmed Fathi, Sayed Moawad, Ahmed Shedid, Mahmoud Hassan 'Trezeguet'

Midfielders: Shehab Ahmed, Hossam Ashour, Ahmed Shokry, Abdullah El-Said, Walid Soliman, Mohamed Abu Treika

Strikers: Dominique Da Silva, El-Sayed Hamdy, Emad Meteb, Ahmed Abdel-Zaher, Saad Samir
                                                        

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