Egypt National Football Team

Governing body Egyptian Football Association Affiliated 1923 Stadium Cairo International Stadium (74,100 seats) Manager Rui Vitória FIFA Ranking 39

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Goalkeepers
Mohamed Sobhi	Mohamed El Shenawy	Ahmed Al Shenawy
Defenders
Mohamed Hany	Mohamed Abdelmonem	Ahmed Hegazy
Osama Galal	Ahmed Abou El Fotouh	Mohamed Hamdy
Ali Gabr
Midfielders
Emam Ashour	Marwan Attia	Hisham Saleh
Ahmed Radwan	Hamdi Fathi	Mahmoud Hamada
Zizo	Tarek Hamed
Attackers
Koka	Mostafa Mohamed Goals: 1	Kahraba
Mohamed Salah Goals: 1	Omar Marmoush Goals: 1	Mostafa Fathi

#	Name	Age								A
Goalkeepers
	Mohamed Sobhi	23	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		0	0	0
	Mohamed El Shenawy	34	90	1	1	0	0	2	0		0	0	0
	Ahmed Al Shenawy	31	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0
Defenders
	Mohamed Hany	27	90	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0
	Mohamed Abdelmonem	24	90	1	1	0	0	1	0		0	1	0
	Ahmed Hegazy	32	90	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0
	Osama Galal	25
	Ahmed Abou El Fotouh	25	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0
	Mohamed Hamdy	28	90	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0
	Ali Gabr	34	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0
Midfielders
	Emam Ashour	25	186	3	2	1	1	1	0		0	0	0
	Marwan Attia	24	3	1	0	1	0	1	0		0	0	0
	Hisham Saleh	25	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0
	Ahmed Radwan	23	9	1	0	1	0	1	0		0	0	0
	Hamdi Fathi	28	99	2	1	1	0	1	0		0	1	0
	Mahmoud Hamada	28	68	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0
	Zizo	27	242	3	3	0	2	0	0		0	1	0
	Tarek Hamed	34	81	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	1	0
Attackers
	Koka	30	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0
	Mostafa Mohamed	25	198	3	2	1	2	1	1		0	0	0
	Kahraba	28	3	1	0	1	0	1	0		0	1	0
	Mohamed Salah	30	180	2	2	0	0	0	1		1	0	0
	Omar Marmoush	24	242	3	3	0	3	0	1		0	0	0
	Mostafa Fathi	28	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0

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)