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Sun, 2021-11-21 14:43
Al-Ittihad defender Ahmed Hegazi has been left out of Egypt’s squad for the 2021 Arab Cup, which will be held in Qatar from Nov. 30 to Dec. 18.
The omission came after Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz took the decision to not include players from all foreign leagues and select his quad entirely from players active in the Egyptian Premier League.
Hegazi has been one of Al-Ittihad’s standout players as the Jeddah club sits second in the Saudi Professional League table after 11 matches. Now Egypt will have to do without one of their most important leaders on the pitch, alongside Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah.
The list of the Egyptian national team included goalkeepers Mohamed El-Shenawy, Mahmoud Gad and Mohamed Sobhi; and defenders Mahmoud Al-Wensh, Ahmed Fattouh, Akram Tawfiq, Ayman Ashraf, Ahmed Yassin, Mohamed Abdel Moneim and Marwan Daoud.
The midfield selection included Hamdi Fathi, Muhannad Lashin, Omar Kamal, Ahmed Refaat, Ahmed Zizou, Muhammad Majdi Afsha, Hussein Faisal, Mustafa Fathi, Imam Ashour and Amr Al-Sulayya.
The squad was completed with the forward line of Marwan Hamdi, Osama Faisal and Muhammad Sharif.
Egypt were drawn in Group D at the Arab Cup, which includes Algeria, Lebanon and Sudan. The Pharaohs recently secured qualification for the final and decisive round of the African qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
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