Following Zamalek's withdrawal from the Egypt Super Cup, it has officially been confirmed that Fagrie Lakay and his Pyramids side will be the team taking on Percy Tau's Al Ahly.
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The White Knights, who are the reigning Egyptian Premier League champions, were initially supposed to take on the Club of the Century on Friday night in the Egypt Super Cup in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
What was supposed to be the latest instalment of the Cairo Derby will, however, not take place as Zamalek have decided to withdraw from the tussle.
That decision comes after Al Ahly won their appeal to have forward Kahraba available for the encounter.
Last month, the disciplinary committee of the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) imposed a heavy punishment on the Egyptian forward after he was found guilty of chanting insults to Zamalek supporters following his last match against his old side.
The EFA, at the time, imposed a E£1 million (about R595 000) fine on the striker for his actions, and handed him a ban of 12 matches.
However, the Red Devils appealed the verdict and won, after which Kahraba became available for the Super Cup clash on 5 May.
The EFA will revisit the matter in a local court on 14 May, but as a consequence of this ruling, the five-time CAF Champions League winners have decided against playing their eternal rivals in the tie.
Pyramids were thus contacted to fill in for Zamalek and the former agreed to face Marcel Koller's men in the UAE.
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The encounter will also see South African duo Lakay and Tau square up against each other. This will be the third time they will play against each other since both arrived in north Africa should they both take to the pitch.
Pyramids are coming off a disappointing CAF Confederations Cup exit at the hands of Marumo Gallants, and will be looking for redemption against their city rivals on Friday.
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