Amr Zaki explains Cup's absence

Elazigspor Egyptian striker Amr Zaki said on Thursday he was ruled out from his side 1-0 win over Ankara Demirspor on Thursday after team's coach decided to offer him some kind of rest before the League matches. "I am not the only player who missed Thursday's win," Amr Zaki wrote on his Twitter account. "Coach preferred to offer some Kind of rest for the players before Sunday's match against Antalyaspor in the Turkish Premier League," he added Elazigspor who lie at the bottom of the Turkish League table will face Antalyaspor on Sunday on day six of the Turkish League. The 29-year-old striker joined Elazigspor this summer and he played four games but he failed to score any goals till now. (ahram)