Tunisia have granted permission to Zamalek right-back Hamdi Nagguez and central midfielder Ferjani Sassi to stay with the Cairo club for Sunday s Egypt Cup final despite being called up by their national team for two friendlies this month.
In a brief statement on its Facebook page, the Tunisian Football Federation said it had accepted a request from Zamalek to have the influential players available for Sunday s clash against Pyramids FC.
Tunisia will now face Mauritania and Cote d voire in two friendly matches without Sassi and Nagguez.
Both players are key to Zamalek s chances of winning their second trophy of the season after they clinched the African Confederation Cup title.
Sassi has quickly become a fan favourite following his arrival at Zamalek from Saudi side Al Nassr in the summer of 2018, thanks to his defence-splitting passes and neat distribution of the ball.
Nagguez, who joined Zamalek from Tunisia s Etoile Sahel in January 2018, is also one of the team s key men, with his inviting crosses from the right providing many assists.
Zamalek, who lost the Egyptian Premier League title to arch rivals Ahly after throwing away an eight-point lead, reached the Cup final after claiming a 1-0 win over Ittihad on Sunday.
