Pitso Mosimane has named a 20-man squad as Al Ahly launch their CAF Champions league group stage on Tuesday against Sudanese side Al-Merrikh.

The Cairo-based outfit will begin title defence after their FIFA Club World Cup third-place finish.

And for this game, Pitso has rested star players who featured in the Qatar tournament including Ali Maaloul, Ayman Ashraf, Hussein El-Shahat, Taher Mohamed Taher and Salah Mohsen.

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Full squad :

Goalkeepers: Mohamed El-Shennawy, Ali Lotfi and Mostafa Shobeir.

Defenders: Rami Rabia, Mahmoud Wahid, Badr Benoun, Yasser Ibrahim, Saad Samir, Ahmad Ramadan Beckham and Mohamed Hany, .

Midfielders: Amr El-Sulya, Aliou Dieng, Hamdi Fathi, Akram Tawfik, Mohamed Magdy Afsha and Mahmoud Kahraba.

Forwards: Junior Ajayi, Mohamed Sherif, Marwan Mohsen and Walter Bwalya.