Lewis, who finished a disappointing sixth in the Premier League, despite beating eventual champion Phil Taylor once and drawing with him in the reverse
fixure, had fancied his chances in darts' equivalent of the FA Cup.
Ronaldinho, kaka and Robinho are all likely to finger for the visitors in What promises to be a daunting
fixure for acting manager den Givens.
Now the Irish could be headed for a return date in Cairo if discussions for the proposed
fixure with Morocco in February break down.
"There will be a detailed examination of every
fixure to see which games, if any, can go ahead.
Bahrain and Iran played out a goalless draw in the section's other
fixure.