Ekramy guards Al-Ahly nets in front of Al-Nejmeh

Cairo – 13 August 2018: Patrice Carteron, Al Ahly’s coach, announced the official line-up that will start the club’s game against its Lebanese counterpart, Al-Nejmeh in the first leg of the round of 32 of Arab Club Championship, at Borg Al-Arab stadium in Alexandria, scheduled for 8 p.m. Cairo local time.

The French coach, Carteron decided to start with Sherif Ekramy the team’s goalkeeper instead of Ahmed Al-Shenawy, and the starting formation came as follows:

Goalkeeper:
• Sherif Ekramy
Defenders:
• Mohamed Hany
• Saad Samir
• Mohamed Naguib
• Ayman Ashraf
Midfielders:
• Hossam Ashour
• Ahmed Fathy
• Walid Soliman
• Moamen Zakaria
• Ahmed Hamdy
Striker:
• Marwan Mohsen

📝 تشكيل فريقنا امام النجمة اللبناني الليلة. #YallaYaAhly pic.twitter.com/jsOYW3DEji

— Al Ahly SC (@AlAhly) August 13, 2018

Al-Ahly was knocked out of the competition last season at semi-finals losing to Jordan’s Al-Faisaly 2-1.