Recap
Al Arabi coach Thomas Brdarić has significant absences for the trip to Basra, Iraq. Due to the riots in the last year’s match of this competition against Al-Seeb of Oman, many key players like goalkeeper Suleiman Abdel Ghafour, striker Salman Al-Awadi, midfielders Hussain Ashkanani and Sultan Al Enezi are suspended. Al Zawraa has a good Egyptian coach Hossam El-Badry and at home, they can take advantage of these problems in Al Arabi .