Pharaohs of Egypt name 23-man squad for Ghana clash

The head coach of Egypt, Hector Cuper, has called-up 14 locally-based players to augment his 9-man contingent for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Ghana.

The Argentine tactician included veteran goalkeeper Essam Hadary in his team while there are also places for star men Mohammed Salah and Arsenal’s Mohammed El Nenny in the 23-man squad.

The Pharaohs were drawn in Group E alongside Ghana, Congo, and Uganda, with only the winner of the group qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

Goalkeepers: Essam El Hadary (Wadi Degla) , Sherif Ekramy ( Al Ahly) , Ahmed El Shenawy (Zamalek).

Defenders: Ahmed Hegazy (Al Ahly) , Ahmed Dwedar (Zamalek) , Ali Gabr (Zamalek) , Hamadan Tolba (El Masry) Mohamed Abdel Shafy (Ahly Jeddeh) . Ahmed Elmohamady (Hull City) . Omar Gaber (FC Basel) . Ahmed Fathy (Al Ahly).

Midfielders: Abdullah Al Saied (Al Ahly) , Momen Zakryia (Al Ahly) , Ibrahim Salah (Zamalek) , Tarek Hamed (Zamalek) , Mostafa Fathy(Zamalek), Mohamed El Nneny (Arsenal), Mahmoud Hassan Trezguet (Mouscron), Ramadan Sobhy (Stoke City), Mohamed Salah (Roma), Amr Wardah (Panatelikos)

Attackers: Basem Morsy (Zamalek), Ahmed Hassan Kouka (Braga)