Ahly winger Hussein El Shahat in action against Al-Hilal of Sudan in the CAF Champions League on Saturday. Photo: Ahly official Twitter account.
The Red Devils have been on international duty as they finished fourth in the Club World Cup that was held in Morocco from 1 to 11 February.
Ahly also started their African Champions League campaign and lost against Al-Hilal of Sudan 1-0 last Saturday.
Marcel Koller’s men will resume their domestic campaign where they left off.
Though they were away for 30 days, they remained on top of the league with 37 points after 15 games. Currently, Ahly share the same score with both Pyramids FC and Future FC though both teams played three more games.
The Swiss tactician is expected to rotate his team to give some of his players a break after the congestion of fixtures in February.
Inspirational left back Ali Maaloul and versatile midfielder Hamdy Fathy may be two key players to sit out of the game due to fitness troubles.
The trip to Upper Egypt appears to be challenging as Aswan have been unbeaten in the past six home games.
The recently promoted side are currently eighth on the table with 22 points and hope to bounce back from their previous defeat at the hands of Ittihad of Alexandria 2-0.
They shocked two-time defending champions Zamalek 2-1 in early January in what turned out to be the beginning of a downward spiral that saw Zamalek drop to fifth place.
Ahly will fight to avoid that fate to resume their run for the title lost to arch-rivals Zamalek over the past two seasons.
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