The Egyptian Federation determines the number of fans in the Gabon match

The Egyptian Football Association announced the approval of the security authorities for the attendance of 5,000 fans for the match of its first team with Gabon next Tuesday, in the final stage of the second round of the African qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup. “The Egyptian Football Association received approval from the security authorities,” the statement said. The presence of 5,000 fans for the match between Egypt and Gabon, which is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, November 16, at the Army Stadium in Borg El Arab.

The fans return to the stands of the Egyptian stadiums officially to support the "Pharaohs", after an absence of nearly two years, specifically since March 2020 following the outbreak of the Corona virus.


Before hosting Gabon, the Egyptian team will visit its Angolan counterpart on Friday, in a sixth group, which leads it with 10 points, followed by the Libyan team with six points, then Gabon (4) and Angola (3).

While the security forces were asked to allow the attendance of 30,000 spectators, according to team manager Wael Jumaa, the latter said after the first training in the camp, which began on Monday in one of the sub-fields in Burj Al Arab, that all the players present are available for the Angola match, “except for Mahmoud Hamdi Al-Wansh for obtaining two yellow cards, In addition, Omar Marmoush was discharged as a result of the injury.

On Tuesday, Liverpool star Mohamed Salah and Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny joined the national team, to complete his squad before heading to Luanda on Wednesday to meet Angola.

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