Surprise in Al Ahly's line-up against Zamalek

Al Ahly's Moroccan coach Hossein Ammouta has named his side to face Zamalek on Sunday evening in the pick of the sixth round of Egyptian Premier League fixtures.

Third place is where Al Ahly sit on 13 points, split from second-placed rivals Zamalek by goal difference alone.

Left-back Tawfik Mohamed gets his first Egyptian Premier League start under Ammouta.

He had started once before for Al Ahly, against Petrol Asyut in the Capital of Egypt Cup. The Red Giant won that one 5-0.

Al Ahly's line-up is as follows:

Goalkeeper: Mostafa Shobeir

Defence: Mohamed Hany, Ashraf Dari, Yasser Marei, Tawfik Mohamed

Midfield: Akram Tawfik, Marwan Attia, Emam Ashour

Attack: Ahmed Sayed Zizo, Achraf Bencharki, Soufiane Benjdida

Zamalek's line-up is as follows:

Goalkeeper: Mohamed Sobhi

Defence: Mahmoud Bentaieb - Mahmoud Alaa - Mohamed Ismail - Omar Gaber

Midfield: Mohamed Shehata - Ahmed Rabie - Ahmed Fatouh - Abdallah El Said

Attack: Shikabala - Ahmed Sherif