Big names return to Ismaily ahead of Le Messager clash

CAIRO – 5 December 2018: Hosni Abd Raboh, Mahmoud Metwally and Baher el-Mohmady are fit to play against Burundi’s Le Messager FC de Ngozi at the CAF Champions League Preliminary round's second leg.

Ismaily players hope to reconcile their fans after their poor results at the domestic League as they are at the league bottom with 13 points after 13 games.

Ismaily missed the three players at the first leg in Burundi that ended with a 1-0 victory for the Egyptian side thanks to a goal from Tarek Taha.

Ismaily needs just a draw to secure their qualification to the next round.

The winner between Ismaily and Le Messager will face the winner between Cameroon’s Coton Sport and Burkina Faso’s Bobo Dioulasso; the first leg in Burkina Faso ended with a 3-1 victory for the home team.

Ismaily participates at the competition for the first time since 2010 when they were knocked out at the group stage.

Named African Cup of Champions Clubs in 1969, Ismaily is the first Egyptian team to achieve CAF Champions League title after defeating TP Englebert in the final 5-3 on aggregate.