Portugal coach Rui Vitoria on Saturday (December 30th) unveiled the Egyptian squad that will play in the next Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast, with Liverpool star striker Mohamed Salah and Al Ahly returnee Mahmoud Abdel Moneim, known as Kahraba, in its ranks.
Despite being present in the preliminary list of 55 players presented by Rui Vitoria, Pyramids FC attacking midfielder Abdallah Saïd was ultimately not retained, like Mahmoud Hamdy (Zamalek SC), Hussein El Shahat (Al Ahly) and Mohamed Magdy (Al Ahly).
Asked about the ambitions of the "Pharaohs", the team with the most victories in the AFCON (7), to win the title, Vitoria was cautious: "Every match will be approached as a final (...), we will not think about anything else".
Unfortunate finalists against Senegal in 2021, the Egyptians will start the next AFCON, held from January 13 to February 11 in Group B, with Mozambique, Ghana and Cape Verde.
Egypt's selection
Guards: Mohamed Elshenawy (Al Ahly), Ahmed Elshenawy (Pyramids FC), Mohamed Abou Gabal (National Bank of Egypt SC), Mohamed Sobhi (Zamalek SC).
Defenders: Ahmed Hegazy (Al-Ittihad Club, Saudi Arabia), Mohamed Abdelmonem (Al Ahly), Mohamed Hany (Al Ahly), Ali Gabr, Osama Galal, Ahmed Samy and Mohamed Hamdy Sharaf (all four Pyramids FC), Omar Kamal Abdelwahed (Future FC), Ahmed Fatouh (Zamalek SC).
Environments: Hamdi Fathi (Al-Wakrah SC, Qatar), Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal, England), Marwan Attia, Emam Ashour, Ahmed Nabil Koka (all three Al Ahly), Ahmed Sayed "Zizou" (Zamalek SC), Mahmoud Hamada (Al-Masry).
Attackers: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, England), Mostafa Fathi (Pyramids FC), Mahmoud "Trezeguet" Hassan (Trabzonspor, Turkey), Omar Marmoush (Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany), Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes, France), Mahmoud Abdel Moneim "Kahraba" (Al Ahly), Ahmed Hassan "Kuka" (Bendikspor, Turkey).
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