WORLD CUP 2014: EGYPT UNVEILS ITS GROUP

Bob Bradley, the American coach of the Egyptian national football team, has announced a list of 30 players for the upcoming 2014 World Cup qualifiers. The trio of Emad Meteeb, Gedo, and Mohamed Naguib from Al Ahly will be unavailable for the matches. The squad has a strong local representation, including players from clubs like Zamalek, Al Ahly, and Ismaily. Notable inclusions are Mohamed Salah and Al Nenni from FC Basel and Hegazi from Fiorentina.

Egypt is set to face Zimbabwe on June 9 and Botswana in the World Cup qualifiers. The list includes:

Goalkeepers:

1. Abdul-Wahed (Zamalek)
2. Al-Shennawi (Zamalek)
3. Ekrami (Ahly)

Defenders:

1. Gomaa (Ahly)
2. Samir (Ahly)
3. Shedid (Ahly)
4. Fathi (Ahly)
5. Emam
6. Gaber
7. Fathallah
8. Abdul-Shafi (Zamalek)
9. Elmohamady (Sunderland, England)
10. Ghazal (Nacional, Portugal)
11. Hegazi (Fiorentina, Italy)

Midfield:

1. Ashour (Ahly)
2. Al-Saied (Ahly)
3. Abou-Treika (Ahly)
4. I. Salah (Zamalek)
5. Nour (Zamalek)
6. Eid (Zamalek)
7. Al-Sulaya (Ismaili)
8. Hamoudi (Smouha)
9. Hamed (Smouha)
10. Hefni (Gaish)
11. Al-Nenni (FC Basel, Switzerland)

Forwards:

1. Gaafar (Zamalek)
2. Ibrahim (Zamalek)
3. Mekki (Hodoud)
4. Temsah (Dhofar, Oman)
5. M. Salah (FC Basel, Switzerland)