Egypt National Football Team

Governing body Egyptian Football Association Affiliated 1923 Stadium Cairo International Stadium (74,100 seats) Manager Carlos Queiroz

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Goalkeepers
Mohamed Sobhi	Mohamed Abougabal	Mohamed El Shenawy
Mahmoud Gad
Defenders
Ahmed Yassin	Mahmoud Alaa	Ahmed Hegazi
Ayman Ashraf	Ahmed Fattoh	Mohamed Hamdy
Mahmoud Hamdi El Wensh	Ahmed Fathy
Midfielders
Abdalla El Said	Emam Ashour	Mohamed Sherif Goals: 2
Mohamed Metwaly Canaria	Mohamed Elneny	Hamdi Fathi
Amr Al Sulaya	Akram Tawfik	Mohamed Hamdy Zaki
Mohamed Magdi Kafsha	Mostafa Fathi
Attackers
Marwan Hamdy	Ahmed Yasser Rayan	Mostafa Mohamed
Mohamed Salah

#	Name	Age								A
Goalkeepers
30	Mohamed Sobhi	22	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0
16	Mohamed Abougabal	32	22	1	0	1	0	1	0		0	0	0
1	Mohamed El Shenawy	32	68	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0
	Mahmoud Gad	23
Defenders
	Ahmed Yassin	24
	Mahmoud Alaa	30
	Ahmed Hegazi	30
12	Ayman Ashraf	30	77	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0
11	Ahmed Fattoh	23	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0
13	Mohamed Hamdy	26	52	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0
15	Mahmoud Hamdi El Wensh	26	77	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0
	Ahmed Fathy	37
Midfielders
19	Abdalla El Said	36	68	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0
	Emam Ashour	23
20	Mohamed Sherif	25	68	1	1	0	1	0	2		0	0	0
	Mohamed Metwaly Canaria	22
	Mohamed Elneny	29
5	Hamdi Fathi	27	13	1	0	1	0	1	0		0	0	0
4	Amr Al Sulaya	31	90	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0
27	Akram Tawfik	24	77	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0
	Mohamed Hamdy Zaki	29
22	Mohamed Magdi Kafsha	25	22	1	0	1	0	1	0		0	0	0
7	Mostafa Fathi	27	46	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0
Attackers
	Marwan Hamdy	28
	Ahmed Yasser Rayan	23
	Mostafa Mohamed	24
	Mohamed Salah	29

The Pharaohs will find themselves battling the likes of hosts Russia, Uruguay, and Saudi Arabia. As a result, manager of the side, Hector Cuper has not taken things lightly in terms of bringing in the right personnel, knowing the potential of the oppositions he will be facing. The 29 players that were named in the preliminary list have been trimmed down to 23 ahead of the commencement of the summer's tournament. 

Coach's Objective

With Premier League Golden Boot winner Mohamed Salah in his ranks, Coach Hector Cuper will aim at putting up a real fight in Group A. Uruguay is undoubtedly the people's choice to top the group but football's unpredictability could serve up anything. That withstanding, progressing to the Last 18 stage to likely meet either of Spain and Portugal would still be an admirable accomplishment for the North Africans. 

New Faces

Aside Liverpool's Mohamed Salah and injured Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny who is expected to be fit before the commencement of the World Cup, do not boast many renowned outfield players. However, one youngster who has the potential to shine in their ranks is Stoke City's Ramadan Sobhi. A few players are also coming in from clubs in Saudi Arabia, the EPL, and the MLS.

Veterans

The ageless shot-stopper, Essam El Hadary, alongside defender Mohamed Abdel-Shafy, Tarek Hamed and Abdallah El Said have all been included in the final 23-man shortlist.

Major absentees

Silky midfielder Walid Soliman dubbed the "Egyptian Magician", has been omitted as he is currently recuperating from an injury.

Below Is the full 29-man shortlist:

Goalkeepers: Sherif Ekramy (Al Ahly), Essam El Hadary (Al Taawoun), Mohamed El Shennawy (Al Ahly)

Defenders: Mohamed Abdel-Shafi (Al Fateh), Ayman Ashraf (Al Ahly), Ahmed Elmohamady (Aston Villa), Ahmed Fathi (Al Ahly), Omar Gaber (Los Angeles FC), Ali Gabr (Zamalek), Mahmoud Hamdy (Zamalek), Ahmed Hegazi (West Bromwich Albion), Saad Samir (Al Ahly)

Midfielders: Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal), Abdallah El Said (Al Ahly Jeddah), Tarek Hamed (Zamalek), Mahmoud Kahraba (Al Ittihad Jeddah), Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic), Shikabala (Al Raed), Ramadan Sobhi (Stoke City), Mahmoud Hassan (Kasimpasa), Amr Warda (Atromitos)

Forwards: Marwan Mohsen (Al Ahly), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)