Yasser Malek will miss the Al Ittihad Alexandria basketball team during the friendly tournament in the Syrian capital, Damascus.
The Al Ittihad Alexandria delegation departed for Beirut and will head to Damascus overland on Tuesday morning to participate.
It was learned by FilGoal.com that Yasser Malek, the latest addition to Al Ittihad's squad, will miss the tournament due to matters related to his military service papers.
Malek joined Al Ittihad after leaving Al Ahly at the end of last season, with the Egyptian Basketball Federation acknowledging the player's right to transfer to any other club.
Al Ittihad Alexandria had announced weeks ago the appointment of Ahmed Omar as the team's coach, succeeding Ashraf Tawfik.
This came after losing the Egyptian League title last season to Al Ahly.
Yasser Malek won the Egyptian League title last season with Al Ahly.
