Egypt national team boss Hector Cupper has named 27 players for final preparations ahead of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon.
The Pharaohs are in Group D alongside last year’s finalists Ghana, Mali and Uganda.
The coach has included English premier league stars Ahmed Elmohamady, Ramadan Sobhi and Arsenal FC’s Mohamed Elneny together with AS Roma star Mohammed Salah.
The team is set to kick off camp on New Year’s day and will run for about a fortnight.
The squad comprises four goalkeepers, ten defenders, nine midfielders and four strikers.
Egypt Full squad:
Goalkeepers: Sheriff Ekramy (Al Ahly), Hassan Awad (Ismaily), Ahmed El-Shennawy (Zamalek), Essam El-Hadary (Wadi Degla)
Defenders: Ahmed Dwidar, Ali Gabr (Zamalek), Ahmed Hegazy, Saad Samir, Ahmed Fathy -(Al Ahly), Ahmed Elmohamady (Hull City, England), Hamada Tolba (Al Masry), Omar Gaber (FC Basel), Mohamed Abdel-Shafy(Ahli Jeddah), Karim Hafez (RC Lens, France)
Midfielders: Abdallah El-Said(Al Ahly), Ahmed Goma (Al Masry), Ramadan Sobhi (Stoke City, England), Mohamed Ibrahim, Tarek Hamed, Ibrahim Salah -(Zamalek),Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal, England), Amr Warda (Panetolikos, Greece) , Mahmoud Hassan (Mouscron, Belgium)
Forwards: Ahmed Hassan ‘Kouka’(SC Braga, Portugal) , Marwan Mohsen (Al Ahly), Mahmoud Kahraba (Al Ittihad), Mohamed Salah (AS Roma, Italy.