Afcon 2021: Liverpool’s Salah headlines Egypt's provisional squadThe England based forward leads a large number of players pushing to make the Pharaohs squad for January’s African football showpieceCoach Carlos Queiroz has picked a provisional squad of 40 ahead of Egypt’s Africa Cup of Nations campaign in January, with Liverpool superstar Mohamed Salah and Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny making the cut. There were places for new faces such Ghazl El Mahalla defender Mohamed Fathalla and Smouha full-back Ahmed “Beckham” Ramadan. The North Africans are making their 25th appearance in the biennial African tournament and they would be gunning to lift the diadem for a record time. Egypt start their preparatory camp on 27 December 2021 but will commence their campaign against Nigeria on January 11 at the Roumde Adjia Stadium in Garoua. Egypt provisional Afcon squadGoalkeepers: Mohamed Elshenawy (Al Ahly), Mohamed Bassam (Talaea El Gaish), Mohamed Sobhy (Pharco), Mohamed Abu Gabal (Zamalek), Mahmoud Gad (ENPPI)Defenders: Ayman Ashraf (Al Ahly), Ahmed Aboul Fotouh (Zamalek), Ahmed Hegazi (Ittihad, Saudi Arabia), Omar Kamal (Future), Ahmed “Beckham” Ramadan (Smouha), Mahmoud Hamdy (Zamalek), Mahmoud Alaa (Zamalek), Mohamed Hany (Al Ahly), Ahmed Yaseen (National Bank), Mohamed Fathalla (Ghazl El-Mahalla), Mohamed Abdel Meneam (Future), Mohamed Hamdy (Pyramids), Akram Tawfeek (Al Ahly), Marwan Dawood (ENPPI).

Source: The North Africa Journal December 20, 2021 19:18 UTC