Ntshumayelo faces a late fitness test as he is nursing a knock, according to the club's official website.
Pirates are already without injured captain Oupa Manyisa (ankle) and goalkeeper Brighton Mhlongo (knee), and suspended defenders Siyabonga Sangweni and Happy Jele.
However, engine room enforcer Issa Sarr is available again after missing the team's previous two games following the death of his mother.
Ahly are also minus their skipper Hossam Ghaly for the first leg tie.