Sports Egypt Set To Play Two Friendly Games Ahead Of Nigeria's AFCON Qualifiers

Ahead of the African Cup of Nations qualifiers against the Super Eagles, the Egyptian FA have lined up up friendlies for the home-based players against Jordan and Libya on Wednesday and Friday.

Head coach Hector Cuper explained that the friendlies were proposed to discover some new players from the home based team.

The seven-time Afcon champions lead Group G with six points following victories over Tanzania and Chad last year.

Victory for the Egyptian in the two-legged affair will further enhance their chances of reaching the Nations Cup for the first time since 2010.

Egypt's one-week training camp in the Upper Egyptian city of Aswan looks to be an integral part of Cuper's preparations, where his side will play Jordan and Libya.

"We chose to play against Jordan and Libya to instill a winning mentality among the players in all games, whether official or friendly matches," the Argentine coach said in a television interview.

"We also want to experiment with some new faces to act as back-ups for our regular players."

The ex-Valencia boss had selected a total of 32 players for the two games, with Cairo giants Ahly and Zamalek constituting the major bulk – with 10 players called upon from each club.

The entire Ahly and Zamalek backlines were included, with Sabri Rahil, Hamada Tolba, Ali Gabr, Ahmed Dwidar, Ahmed Hegazy, Ramy Rabia, Omar Gaber and Mohamed Hani all making the cut.

Egypt's top two clubs also shared their attacking departments in the national team's roster, with Ramadan Sobhi, Moemen Zakareya, Abdallah El-Said, Amr Gamal, Ayman Hefni, Mahmoud Kahraba, Mostafa Fathi and Bassem Morsi all present.

Similarly, Ahly and Zamalek midfield Hossam Ghaly and Tarek Hamed were both named, before ENPPI's Salah Soliman replaced the latter after he was injured in a 1-1 league draw with Smouha. anchors

Record seven-time African champions Egypt resume their 2017 CAN qualifying campaign by visiting Nigeria on March 23 before hosting the Super Eagles five days later. Africanfootball
 

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