Egypt coach Carlos Queiroz adds three players to his final AFCON squad

Marwan Hamdi, Mohamed Hamdi, and Ibrahim Adel have been added to Egypt’s final 28-man squad for the 2021 African Cup of Nations (AFCON), which will be held in Cameroon from January 9 to February 6.

The 68-year-old Portuguese coach named a 25-man roster for the competition but postponed selecting the last three players.

The record seven-time African champions will begin their Nations Cup campaign against Nigeria on 11 January, followed by Sudan and Guinea-Bissau.

Ahly playmaker Magdi Afsha and Zamalek’s defensive midfielder Tarek Hamed have been excluded from the final squad.

Below is Egypt’s squad for the AFCON:

Goalkeepers: Mohamed El-Shennawy (Ahly), Mohamed Abo Gabal (Zamalek), Mohamed Sobhy (Farco), Mahmoud Gad (Enppi)

Defenders: Ayman Ashraf, Akram Tawfik (Ahly), Ahmed Fatouh, Mahmoud Alaa, Mahmoud ‘El-Wensh’ Hamdi (Zamalek), Ahmed Hegazy (Ittihad of Jeddah), Mohamed Abdel-Monem, Omar Kamal (Future FC), Mohamed Hamdi (Pyramids FC)

Midfielders: Amr El-Sulaya, Hamdy Fathy (Ahly), Emam Ashour, Ahmed Sayed Zizo (Zamalek), Abdallah El-Saied, Ibrahim Adel (Pyramids FC), Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal), Mohanad Lasheen (Talae El-Geish)

Forwards: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Mostafa Mohamed (Galatasaray), Omar Marmoush (Stuttgart), Mahmoud ‘Trezeguet’ Hassan (Aston Villa), Ramadan Sobhy (Pyramids FC), Mohamed Sherif (Ahly), Marwan Hamdi (Smouha).