The recent training sessions for the Egyptian club’s first team at the camp center in Port Fouad witnessed Saleh Farid joining the group as a young striker, in coordination between the technical director, Nabil El-Kouki, and the youth sector coach, Abbas Nour El-Din. This comes in light of the preparation for a strong confrontation against Al-Ahly, as El-Kouki seeks to strengthen the team’s ranks with young talents capable of providing the addition.
On the other hand, the absence of Salah Mohsen, the team’s main scorer, from the next Al-Ahly match was confirmed. Mohsen received a third warning in the previous match against Smouha, which ended in a goalless draw. This absence poses a major challenge for the team that needs the efforts of a prominent player like him, which raises questions about the alternatives available to compensate for his absence in the upcoming confrontation.
The Egyptian club will also miss the services of Mido Gaber, the playmaker, after it was confirmed that he suffered a sprain in the external ligament of the knee. This news raised the concern of the technical staff and the fans alike, which increases the necessity of strengthening the ranks with more players who are able to compensate in this specific circumstance, as everyone is waiting for an outstanding performance from the substitutes.
The Al-Masry battalion is preparing to face Al-Ahly in the 13th round of the league, scheduled for eight o’clock in the evening on Sunday, the second of November, at Burj Al-Arab Stadium in Alexandria, as this match comes at a sensitive time for the team that hopes to achieve positive results despite the circumstances of absences, and everyone is looking forward to providing a performance worthy of the history of the Egyptian club.
It is worth noting that the Egyptian club qualified for the group stage of the African Confederation Cup, following its victory over the Libyan club Al-Ittihad, where the home and away matches ended with a 2-1 victory for Al-Masry, and this qualification reflects the strength of the team and its desire to achieve expanded successes at the local and international levels.
