The coach of the Egyptian national football team, Bob Bradley, has announced a list of 26 players for the upcoming clash against Ghana in Kumasi on October 15. This list includes 10 expatriate players, previously announced a few weeks ago, and an additional 16 local players. Of these, 23 players were part of the squad for friendly matches last month.
The Pharaohs will enter the training camp on Monday before heading to Kumasi on Thursday or Friday for the crucial match. The return leg will be played in Cairo.
Here is the list of players selected:
Goalkeepers: Sherif Ekramy (Al-Ahly), Mohamed Sobhi (Ismaily), Ahmed El-Shennawy (Al-Masry)
Defenders: Ahmed Fathi, Wael Gomaa, Sayed Moawad, Mohamed Naguib, Rami Rabia, Ahmed Shedid (Al-Ahly), Ahmed Elmohamady (Hull City, England), Mohamed Abdel-Shafy, Hazem Emam (Zamalek)
Midfielders: Mohamed Abou-Treika, Hossam Ashour, Abdallah El-Said, Walid Soliman (Al-Ahly), Mohamed El-Nenny (Basel, Switzerland), Amr El-Sulaya, Hosni Abd-Rabo (Ismaily), Hossam Ghaly (Lierse, Belgium), Mahmoud Abdel-Moneim ‘Kahraba’ (FC Luzern, Switzerland), Shikabala (Zamalek)
Forwards: Mohamed Salah (Basel, Switzerland), Mohamed “Gedo” Nagy (Hull City, England), Amr Zaki (Al-Salmiya, Kuwait), Ahmed Eid (Zamalek)
This squad will be aiming to put up a strong performance against Ghana in their bid for qualification.
