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Caf Champions League: Carteron questions Zamalek's readiness for Tusker after Egypt qualifiers

Zamalek coach Patrice Carteron has conceded he cannot assure the level of physical fitness of some of his players ahead of the Caf Champions League match on Saturday afternoon against Tusker FC.

The Brewers will host the Egyptian giants in the first leg of the second preliminary round of the annual competition at Nyayo National Stadium after the international week.

Egypt played Libya in two World Cup qualifiers recently, winning 1-0 and 3-0 respectively. Zamalek had several players in the Pharaohs team and they had to join their club colleagues in Nairobi late.

'It will be a difficult game'

"It will be a difficult game, we came early this week to get used to the altitude and to seriously prepare for this game, but as you know, we had a lot of players in the national team.