File Photo: Egyptian national football team coach Hossam Hassan with Forward Omar Marmoush during the training. Photo courtesy of EFA.
Head coach Hossam Hassan made minor changes to the squad due to injuries, including a call-up for NBE Club defender Amr El Gazar as Ahly defender Yasser Ibrahim is sidelined with a muscle injury while Nice's Mohamed Abdelmonem is out with a lenghtly ACL injury.
Zamalek midfielder Mohamed Shehata is another notable absence while talented playmaker Nasser Maher has failed to find consistent form.
Midfielder Marwan Attia, who recovered from a hernia that kept him out of the start of the season, has been included in the squad.
The Pharaohs will host Ethiopia in the seventh round of Group A qualifiers at Cairo International Stadium, before travelling to face Burkina Faso at 4 August Stadium four days later.
Egypt sit top of the group with 16 points from six matches, five points ahead of second-placed Burkina Faso. Victories in both fixtures would secure Egypt's place at the 2026 World Cup.
Ethiopia are currently fourth in the group with six points from six games.
Egypt 25-man squad
Goalkeepers: Mohamed El Shenawy (Ahly), Mostafa Shobeir (Ahly), Mohamed Sobhi (Zamalek), Abdelaziz El-Balouti (NBE Club).
Defenders: Rami Rabia (Al-Ain - UAE), Mohamed Hany (Ahly), Khaled Sobhy (Masry), Amr El Gazar (NBE Club), Hossam Abdelmaguid (Zamalek), Mohamed Rabia (ZED FC), Ahmed Eid (Masry), Mohamed Hamdy (Pyramids FC), Ahmed Nabil Koka (Ahly).
Midfielders: Hamdy Fathy (Al Wakrah - Qatar), Nabil ‘Donga’ Emad (Zamalek), Marwan Attia (Ahly), Mahmoud Saber (Pyramids FC), Mohanad Lasheen (Pyramids FC), Ahmed ‘Zizo’ Sayed (Ahly), Mahmoud Trezeguet (Ahly), Omar Marmoush (Man City - England), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool - England), Ibrahim Adel (Al Jazeera - UAE).
Strikers: Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes - France), Osama Faisal (NBE Club)
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