The head coach of the Egyptian national team for local players, Wael Riad, has announced his squad for the upcoming clash against South Africa in the qualifiers for the African Nations Championship.
The squad of 26 players will begin camping immediately for the first leg of the tie scheduled for next week Friday.
The squad include some of Egypt’s experienced players in the Premier League as well as some of the top stars in the second division.
Some of the notable names in the squad announced by coach Wael Riad include Ayman Ashraf, Sayed Abdullah, Youssef El-Gohary, Mohamed Sadek and Marwan Othman.
Below is the squad:
Goalkeepers:
Mahmoud Abu Al-Saud, Hussein Zakry, Mohamed Abu Al-Naja, Ahmed Tarek Suleiman.
Defense:
Ayman Ashraf, Abdel Rahman Samida, Mahab Sami, Ahmed Eid, Louay Wael, Sayed Abdullah “Neymar”, Sherif Reda, Mahmoud Ibrahim, Ahmed Khaled, Mohamed Bahaa.
Midfield:
Mohamed Sadek, Ahmed Khaled “Kabaka”, Ramez Milad, Mohamed Antar, Mahmoud Diasti, Mohamed Magdy, Youssef El-Gohary, Mostafa Gamal, Mahmoud Talaat.
Attack:
Marwan Othman, Mohamed El-Sayed, Ali Hussein
