Announce Hossam Hassan The Pharaohs’ technical director announced the Egyptian national team’s roster that will compete in the African Cup of Nations qualifiers against Mauritania in Cairo and Nouakchott on October 11 and 15.
The Egyptian national team roster witnessed the call-up of 24 players, including 4 goalkeepers, for the next international break, which begins next October 7 and ends at the end of the second match against the Mauritania national team.
The Egyptian national team list was as follows
- Goalkeeping: Mohamed El-Shenawy – Mahdi Suleiman – Mohamed Awad – Mustafa Schubert.
- Defense line: Rami Rabia – Mohamed Abdel Moneim – Ahmed Ramadan Beckham – Khaled Sobhi – Mohamed Hamdy Sharaf – Ahmed Eid.
- Midfield: Mohamed Shehata – Ahmed Nabil Koka – Hamdi Fathi – Marwan Attia – Nasser Maher – Ahmed Sayed Zizo – Nabil Emad Dunfa.
- line Attack: Mahmoud Hassan Trezeguet – Omar Marmoush – Mohamed Salah – Mustafa Fathi – Ibrahim Adel – Mustafa Mohamed – Osama Faisal.
The Egyptian national voter excluded several players and included others, but the general shape of the list did not differ compared to the previous one, despite the presence of some noticeable modifications.
Goalkeeping
The situation was not much different compared to Hossam Hassan’s list for the September suspension, but Hassan excluded Al-Ahly’s third goalkeeper, Hamza Alaa, who benefited from the momentum. Paris OlympicsThis happened after Zamalek goalkeeper Mohamed Awad was summoned despite his participation in one match after he sat as a substitute for Mohamed Sobhi. However, Awad was one of the heroes of his team’s victory over rival Al-Ahly to win the African Super Cup after he performed well in the match and saved an important penalty kick from Yahya Attia Allah.
The absence of Omar Gaber from the Egyptian national team roster raises questions!
After his absence from the current camp due to his preoccupation with his new move to Nice, Mohamed Abdel Moneim returned to the list of the Pharaohs, which was devoid of Ahmed Hegazy’s name following the crisis that occurred between him and the technical staff during the Cape Verde match, which led to his leaving the camp before traveling to Botswana in an almost clear indication. Until further notice, Hegazy may not appear in the Egyptian national team shirt during the era of Hossam Hassan.
The Egyptian national team roster also did not include Zamalek duo Hossam Abdel Majeed and Omar Gaber. The first did not get a chance to convince Hossam Hassan at the expense of Abdel Moneim and Rabia, as well as Ahmed Ramadan Beckham and Khaled Sobhi, while there was a big question mark about the recent great player Omar Gaber not joining the list, especially after Al-Ahly full-back Mohamed Hani’s long-term injury, preferring the team’s all-time top scorer. Al-Masry included Al-Masry club full-back Ahmed Eid instead.
In addition to the possibility that Hossam Hassan is not convinced by Omar Gaber, there is a possibility that Omar Gaber’s strong statements towards Hossam Hassan, following his departure from training at Pyramids, which brought them together several years ago, is a continuing reason for this incomprehensible exclusion.
While Ahmed Nabil Kouka’s name was on the Egyptian national team list, as was the case with last month’s list; Hassan considers him a left-back, not a midfielder. This is the same with Zamalek midfielder Mohamed Shehata, who found himself locked into the right-back position on the national team’s roster after playing in this position on an emergency basis with Zamalek.
Midline
The midfield in the Egyptian national team roster witnessed a remarkable change, after Hossam Hassan, Al-Ahly midfielder Emam Ashour, was excluded. There are two explanations for this, the first of which is the declining level in which Ashour appeared recently, especially in the African Super Cup match, which does not match his great potential to the point of receiving criticism from Al-Ahly fans themselves. As for the second reason, it may be due to his exit injured from the previous camp, which may have sparked… Hossam Hassan was angry, but the first possibility is more likely.
While the most prominent new face on the Egyptian national team roster was Zamalek midfielder Nabil Imad Dunga, who joined the roster after his great performance in the Super Cup. Dunga complained a lot about not being included in several previous gatherings before he finally got his chance, especially with Hossam Hassan once again excluding Mohamed Elneny after he finally decided to include him in the previous gathering in which he performed at an excellent level and won wide praise in the Egyptian sports street.
Another major question mark remains whether Hossam Hassan continues not to think about Ipswich Town captain Sam Morsi, who proved his readiness after showing a good level with his team even after ascending to the Premier League.
Offensive line
While the front line did not witness any modifications, being the star-studded line led by Mohamed Salah, with the remarkable brilliance of Omar Marmoush in the start of the Bundesliga, alongside the usual wings Mahmoud Trezeguet, Mostafa Fathi and Ibrahim Adel, as well as the versatile Ahmed Sayed Zizo.
As for the spearhead position, given Hossam Hassan’s reduction in the number of players joining to 24 players instead of 27, the exclusion of Mohamed Al-Shami was not matched by the technical director’s inclusion of a new player, but rather he was satisfied with Mustafa Mohamed and Osama Faisal.
