Current Egypt manager, Héctor Cúper, called up five players overseas to join the national team’s training camp before the game against Nigeria in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
Cuper chose Mohamed Salah, Mohamed Elneny, Ahmed Hassan ‘Koka’, Mahmoud Hassan ‘Trezeguet’ and Amr Warda to join the Pharaohs’ camp, which will start on the 20th of March and will take place in the 6th of October City.
The list of Pharaohs abroad did not include Al Ahli Jeddah’s Mohamed Abdel-Shafy, who is currently suffering from an injury.
The national team will head to Nigeria two days before the first leg match, which will be on March 25, then the team will return to Egypt to get ready for the second leg match on the 29th.
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