The reigning African champions Al Ahly are set to play host to South Africa’s title holders on Saturday when the two sides meet in Group A of the Champions League. The match is set to take place at the Cairo International Stadium, with kick-off scheduled for 19:00 GMT. 

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Ahead of the clash, the Egyptian giants have been handed a major boost after star goalkeeper Mohamed El Shenawy was declared fit following a spell on the sidelines.

“Mohamed El Shenawy, Al Ahly’s football first-team goalkeeper, took part in Monday’s training session at El Tetsh Stadium after recovering from his injury.” Said the club in a statement.

“Our goalkeeper completed his recovery program and is now fit to participate in the team’s upcoming matches.” Continued the statement.

El Shenawy suffered a hamstring injury during Egypt’s CAF Africa Cup of Nations Round of 16 win over Ivory Coast. And this forced the goalkeeper to miss Pitso Mosimane’s men goalless draw against Sudan’s Al Hilal last weekend.

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The Red Devils could, however, be without the services of Ayman Ashraf. The defender suffered a “minor knee injury” in training on Monday. The game could also come too soon for Percy Tau.

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The Bafana Bafana star has been sidelined since sustaining a muscle injury on 30 January 2022. And the striker was not included in the squad for the mid-week match league match against Misr Lel Makkasa.