Bradley keeps faith with same Egypt squad for Ghana tie

Karim Farouk, Sunday 10 Nov 2013

The Pharaohs unveil a 25-man squad for the return leg on 19 November

Ghana vs Egypt
File photo, Ghana's Asamoah Gyan, left, battles with Egypt's Mohamed Naguib and Ahmed Shedid, right, during their World Cup playoff soccer match in Kumasi, Ghana. (Photo: AP)

Egypt coach Bob Bradley has kept faith with the same team that lost to Ghana 6-1 last month in the World Cup qualifying playoff ahead of the return leg, which will be played on 19 November.

The American tactician announced his final squad on Sunday and the 25 players will start a training camp in Cairo on Tuesday.

The squad witnessed few changes as Ahly's Abdallah El-Said has been dropped, making way for Zamalek's Ahmed Eid. Right-back Sherif Abdel-Fadil made it to the final squad at the expense of Hull City's Ahmed Elmohamady.

Bradley said that there will be a "different approach" to the game and that they must battle for the whole 90 minutes remaining.

The Pharaohs will host Ghana in at the Air Defence Stadium, a military-owned facility, on 19 November and they need a comprehensive victory with at least a five-goal margin to seal an unlikely ticket to Brazil.

Full squad

Goalkeepers:Sherif Ekrami (Ahly), Ahmed El-Shennawy (Masry) and Mohamed Sobhi (Ismaily)

Defenders:Wael Gomaa, Mohamed Naguib, Rami Rabiaa, Ahmed Fathi, Ahmed Shedid, Sayed Moawad, Sherif Abdel-Fadil (all Ahly), Hazem Emam, and Mohamed Abdel-Shafi (Zamalek)

Midfielders:Mohamed Abou-Treika, Hossam Ashour, Walid Soliman (Ahly), Hossam Ghaly (Lierse, Belgium), Ibrahim Salah (Al-Orouba, Saudi Arabia), Hosni Abd-Rabou (Ismaily) , Mohamed El-Neny (FC Basel, Suisse), Mahmoud Abdel-Moneim 'Kahraba' (Luzern, Switzerland).

Strikers:Ahmed Eid Abdel-Malek, Mahmoud Abdel-Razek 'Shikabala', (both Zamalek), Amr Zaki (Al-Siliya, Kuwait), Mohamed Nagy "Gedo" (Hull City, England), Mohamed Salah (FC Basel, Switzerland).

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