Hector Cuper of Argentina, the new head coach of Egypt's national soccer team, speaks during a press conference at the soccer federation headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, March 10, 2015 (Photo: AP)
Ahly boss Fathi Mabrouk criticised Egypt coach Hector Cuper after the latter dropped Red Devils' player Hossam Ghaly and Abdallah El-Saed from the squad.
As the Pharaohs are gearing up to face Chad in the African qualifiers, Cuper announced his 27-man squad on Sunday for the 6 September game.
Despite Cuper naming eight players from Ahly, Mabrouk said that he cannot understand why the Argentine has dropped El-Saed and Ghaly.
"El-Saed and Ghaly have been excellent of late. I think they deserved to be called up," Mabrouk told the club's channel on Monday.
"I respect his opinion but I think that his decision to drop the two players is poor."
Ghaly and El-Saed have produced a string of strong displays with Ahly during the past two months, helping the Cairo giants reach the Confederation Cup semis.
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