Aboutrika suspended and out
Mohamed Aboutrika will miss Saturday’s CAF Champions League semi-final at Nigeria’s Sunshine Stars on account of a club suspension.
Last month, the legendary star was suspended for two months following a Super Cup saga
Aboutrika, who is Ahly’s leading scorer in this year’s Champions League campaign with six goals, did not travel with the Red Devils from Cairo to Nigeria on Thursday.
However, a top Ahly official informed MTNFootball.com that the mercurial forward could still play a part in the return leg match in Cairo in a fortnight.
“’Trika is not here with the team as his suspension by the club is still running, but he could still feature in the second leg,” an official disclosed.
Aboutrika is one of several players who will miss this semi-final clash.
Egypt striker Emad Meteb, Sayed Moawad, Oussou Konan as well as Mahmoud Hassan aka Trezeguet will also miss the match.
Meteb has problems with his kidney stones, while Moawad has a muscle problem.
Mahmoud Hassan is with the Egypt U20s for a 2013 African Youth Championship qualifying match against Angola also this weekend.
Saturday’s clash will kick off 3pm local time at the Dipo Dina Stadium in Ijebu-Ode.