Christian Gross' side will host the Nigeria Premier Football League giants at the Cairo Stadium in the final group game of the African club competition, with both teams harboring contrasting ambitions.
While the Egyptians are looking to extend their unbeaten run, Stanley Eguma’s men are targeting a win in North Africa, which could secure their qualification for the next round after a disappointing 1-1 draw against Al Masry in Uyo.
Even if Zamalek loses, they will still finish as Group D winners. However, the midfielder reveals that his team will be aiming for a win as they look to extend their impressive unbeaten run.
"The match against Enyimba will be handled like our previous games in the competition. This game is very important to us, and we cannot afford to lose because our pride is at stake," Hamdy told Flashscore.
"Of course, we are through to the next round, but we want to finish the group stage unbeaten and maintain our unbeaten run. We won't take it easy when they come to visit because our pride is at stake.
"Enyimba are a strong and physical team. We drew against them in the first leg, and this match is very important to them. However, they should forget about winning, but we will not underestimate them."
The first leg ended 2-2 at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, with the Aba Elephants equalising through Ifeanyi Ihemekwele and Ufere Chinedu after the North Africans had taken a two-goal lead through Seifeddine Jaziri and Omar Faraj.
Zamalek head into this crucial tie in a good mood after defeating Haras El-Hodoud 3-2 in Thursday’s Egyptian league fixture, moving up to second place in the table, just one point behind leaders Al Ahly.
Hamdy praises the Nigerians' credentials and emphasises that his team will avoid complacency in their quest to retain their title.
"We approached the match against Black Bulls with a game plan, and we’re happy it paid off, securing the vital victory to qualify for the next round with one match still to play," he continued.
"It was a well-deserved result, but it’s not over yet. We’ve already started preparing for our final group game against another tough opponent (Enyimba).
"They've won the CAF Champions League twice, which shows they are a very big team on the continent, and we won't take them for granted.
"Our ambition remains the same - we want to defend our title successfully, but we know it won't be easy as there are other strong teams in the competition.
"I won’t make promises, but my teammates are mentally ready for the task ahead, and we’ll give it our all."
Meanwhile, Enyimba’s coach Eguma is still not ruling out the possibility of his team qualifying, despite being in third position with just five points from five matches.
"It was really unfortunate we couldn’t win the game (against Al Masry). We trained very hard and mapped out strategies to beat the opponents. Unfortunately, they came to play the games of their lives," he told media.
"Our players showed them too much respect, particularly in the first half. Our lethargic start cost us dearly, leading to an early goal that demoralised us.
"This is a learning curve for many of our players who are new to this level of competition.
"However, it’s not over yet. We still have one more game to play. If Al-Masry can come here and put on such a display, who’s to say we can’t go to Egypt and achieve a favorable result? We remain optimistic; it truly isn’t over until the final whistle blows."
The People’s Elephant departed Nigeria from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Thursday and are expected to arrive in Cairo on Friday morning.
