Egypt National Football Team

Governing body Egyptian Football Association Affiliated 1923 Stadium Cairo International Stadium (74,100 seats) Manager Hossam El Badry

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Goalkeepers
Mohamed Bassam	Mohamed Abougabal	Mohamed El Shenawy
Defenders
Mahmoud Alaa	Mohamed Hany	Ahmed Hegazi
Ayman Ashraf Assists: 2	Ahmed Fattoh	Mohamed Hamdy
Mahmoud Hamdi El Wensh	Ali Gabr
Midfielders
Abdalla El Said	Mohamed Sherif	Mohamed Elneny
Trézéguet Goals: 1, Assists: 1	Hamdi Fathi	Amr Al Sulaya
Zizo	Tarek Hamed	Ahmed Tawfik
Mohamed Magdi Kafsha	Ramadan Sobhi
Attackers
Koka	Mostafa Mohamed	Mohamed Salah Goals: 2
Hossam Hassan

#	Name	Age								A
Goalkeepers
	Mohamed Bassam	30
	Mohamed Abougabal	32
16	Mohamed El Shenawy	31	360	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
20	Mahmoud Alaa	29	270	3	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Mohamed Hany	25
6	Ahmed Hegazi	29	360	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Ayman Ashraf	29	360	4	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0
	Ahmed Fattoh	22
	Mohamed Hamdy	25
15	Mahmoud Hamdi El Wensh	25	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
	Ali Gabr	32
Midfielders
19	Abdalla El Said	35	293	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Mohamed Sherif	25
17	Mohamed Elneny	28	325	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
7	Trézéguet	26	345	4	4	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0
	Hamdi Fathi	27
	Amr Al Sulaya	31
	Zizo	25
8	Tarek Hamed	32	298	4	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Ahmed Tawfik	29
	Mohamed Magdi Kafsha	24
	Ramadan Sobhi	24
Attackers
18	Koka	27	56	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
	Mostafa Mohamed	23
10	Mohamed Salah	28	360	4	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
	Hossam Hassan	27

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)