Egypt National Football Team

Governing body Egyptian Football Association Affiliated 1923 Stadium Cairo International Stadium (74,100 seats) Manager J. Aguirre

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Goalkeepers
Mohamed Awad	Mohamed Abougabal	Mohamed El Shenawy
Mahmoud Gennesh
Defenders
Mohamed Hany	Amro Tarek	Ahmed Hegazi
Ayman Ashraf Goals: 1	Baher El Mohamady Goals: 1	Mohamed Hamdy
Ahmed Ayman Mansour	Mahmoud Hamdi El Wensh
Midfielders
Mohamed Mahmoud	Ahmed El Mohamady	Hussein El Shahat
Mohamed Elneny Sidelined: Thigh Muscle Strain	Islam Gaber	Ali Ghazal Assists: 1
Trézéguet	Amr Al Sulaya	Tarek Hamed
Sam Morsy	Amr Warda	Salah Mohsen Goals: 1
Attackers
Marwan Mohsen	Mohamed Salah Goals: 1	Taher Mohamed

#	Name	Age								A
Goalkeepers
	Mohamed Awad	26	90	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Mohamed Abougabal	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Mohamed El Shenawy	29	180	3	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
	Mahmoud Gennesh	31	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
	Mohamed Hany	22	105	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	Amro Tarek	26	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	Ahmed Hegazi	27	270	3	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	Ayman Ashraf	27	67	2	0	2	0	5	1	0	1	0	0
	Baher El Mohamady	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
	Mohamed Hamdy	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ahmed Ayman Mansour	24	90	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Mahmoud Hamdi El Wensh	23	90	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
	Mohamed Mahmoud	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ahmed El Mohamady	31	142	3	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
	Hussein El Shahat	27	44	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Mohamed Elneny	26	270	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	Islam Gaber	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ali Ghazal	26	270	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
	Trézéguet	24	215	4	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
	Amr Al Sulaya	29	81	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Tarek Hamed	30	329	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
	Sam Morsy	27	96	2	1	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	0
	Amr Warda	25	227	5	2	3	2	3	0	0	0	0	0
	Salah Mohsen	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Attackers
	Marwan Mohsen	29	225	5	3	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
	Mohamed Salah	26	79	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Taher Mohamed	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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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)