Egypt coach Rui Vitoria has invited 18 home-based players in his final 27-man squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.
The Pharaohs’ list is dominated by players from Egyptian Premier League clubs Al Ahly and Pyramids while foreign-based stars like Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, Nantes winger Moahmed Mostafa, Arsenal’s Mohamed Elneny also made the cut.
Full Squad List
Goalkeepers: Mohamed El Shenawy (Al Ahly, Egypt), Ahmed El Shenawy (Pyramids, Egypt), Gabaski (National Bank of Egypt, Egypt), Mohamed Sobhi (Zamalek, Egypt).
Defenders: Ahmed Hegazy (Al Ittihad, Saudi Arabia), Mohamed Abdelmonem (Al Ahly, Egypt), Mohamed Hany (Al Ahly, Egypt), Ali Gabr (Pyramids, Egypt), Osama Galal (Pyramids, Egypt), Ahmed Samy (Pyramids, Egypt), Mohamed Hamdy (Pyramids, Egypt), Omar Kamal (Future, Egypt), Ahmed Fatouh (Zamalek, Egypt).
Midfielders: Hamdi Fathi (Al Wakrah,Qatar), Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal, England), Marwan Attia, Emam Ashour (Al Ahly, Egypt), Ahmed Nabil Koka (Al Ahly, Egypt), Zizo (Zamalek, Egypt), Mahmoud Hamada (Al Masry, Egypt).
Forwards: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, England), Mostafa Fathi (Pyramids, Egypt), Trezeguet (Trabzonspor, Turkey), Omar Marmoush (Eintracht Frankfurt, Egypt), Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes, France), Kahraba (Al Ahly, Egypt), Ahmed Hassan (Pendikspor, Turkey).
