Injured Salah included in Egypt s squad for FIFA World Cup
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Injured Salah included in Egypt s squad for FIFA World Cup
Cairo June 4 (IANS) Egypt head coach Hector Cuper on Monday announced the final squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia with Liverpool injured forward Mohamed Salah included.
Salah faces a race against time to regain fitness for the World Cup after picking up a shoulder injury in Liverpool s 1-3 defeat by Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League final on 26 May reports Xinhua news agency.
Salah the 2018 Best African Footballer is seen by Egyptians as a national hero who finally secured his country a seat in the world s top football competition after 28 years of absence.
Egyptians hang much hope on Salah who was recently named the English Premier League 2018 player of the year to help the national team advance beyond the group stage in Russia.
One of the surprises of announcing the 23-man squad was excluding Braga striker Ahmed "Kouka" Hassan who has been a key player of the national team since Cuper became the boss.
Egypt will kick off their World Cup campaign on June 15 against Uruguay and then face hosts Russia on June 19. Their final group stage match will be against Saudi Arabia on June 25.
Following is Egypt s 23-man squad:
Goalkeepers: Essam El-Hadary (Taawoun Saudi Arabia) Mohamed El-Shennawi and Sherif Ekramy (Ahly Egypt)
Defenders: Ali Gabr Ahmed Hegazi (West Bromwich England) Mahmoud "El-Winsh" Hamdy (Zamalek Egypt) Saad Samir Ayman Ashraf Ahmed Fathi (Ahly Egypt) Omar Gaber (Los Angeles FC US) Ahmed Elmohamady (Aston Villa England) and Mohamed Abdel-Shafi (Al-Fateh KSA).
Midfielders: Tarek Hamed (Zamalek Egypt) Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal England) Sam Morsy (Wigan England) Abdallah El-Said (Ahly Jeddah KSA) Mahmoud "Shikabala" Abdel Razek (Al-Raed KSA) Mahmoud "Trezeguet" Hassan (Kasimpasa Turkey) Ramadan Sobhi (Stoke City England) Mahmoud Kahraba (Ittihad Jeddah KSA) and Amr Warda (Atromitos Greece).
Forwards: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool England) Marwan Mohsen (Ahly Egypt).
--IANS pur/mr
Salah faces a race against time to regain fitness for the World Cup after picking up a shoulder injury in Liverpool s 1-3 defeat by Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League final on 26 May reports Xinhua news agency.
Salah the 2018 Best African Footballer is seen by Egyptians as a national hero who finally secured his country a seat in the world s top football competition after 28 years of absence.
Egyptians hang much hope on Salah who was recently named the English Premier League 2018 player of the year to help the national team advance beyond the group stage in Russia.
One of the surprises of announcing the 23-man squad was excluding Braga striker Ahmed "Kouka" Hassan who has been a key player of the national team since Cuper became the boss.
Egypt will kick off their World Cup campaign on June 15 against Uruguay and then face hosts Russia on June 19. Their final group stage match will be against Saudi Arabia on June 25.
Following is Egypt s 23-man squad:
Goalkeepers: Essam El-Hadary (Taawoun Saudi Arabia) Mohamed El-Shennawi and Sherif Ekramy (Ahly Egypt)
Defenders: Ali Gabr Ahmed Hegazi (West Bromwich England) Mahmoud "El-Winsh" Hamdy (Zamalek Egypt) Saad Samir Ayman Ashraf Ahmed Fathi (Ahly Egypt) Omar Gaber (Los Angeles FC US) Ahmed Elmohamady (Aston Villa England) and Mohamed Abdel-Shafi (Al-Fateh KSA).
Midfielders: Tarek Hamed (Zamalek Egypt) Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal England) Sam Morsy (Wigan England) Abdallah El-Said (Ahly Jeddah KSA) Mahmoud "Shikabala" Abdel Razek (Al-Raed KSA) Mahmoud "Trezeguet" Hassan (Kasimpasa Turkey) Ramadan Sobhi (Stoke City England) Mahmoud Kahraba (Ittihad Jeddah KSA) and Amr Warda (Atromitos Greece).
Forwards: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool England) Marwan Mohsen (Ahly Egypt).
--IANS pur/mr
