Egypt's new coach, Rui Vitoria, has unveiled his list of players called up for two friendlies during the October international break. The Pharaohs will face Zambia and Algeria respectively on October 12 and 16 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The coach has called up a 25-strong squad, with Mohamed Salah in the starting line-up. The main news is the return to the national team of Mohamed Elneny and Mahmoud Hassan "Trezeguet".Two experienced players who will be reinforcements for a team that lost its last friendly match to Tunisia (3-1).
Rui Vitória names a 25-man squad for Egypt's UAE training camp, where they'll face Zambia and Algeria in friendlies.
ElNeny and Trezeguet are back.
Egypt face Djibouti and Sierra Leone in #WCQ2026 in November and are also preparing for #AFCON2023, which kicks off in January. https://t.co/IABc6ONUiJ pic.twitter.com/ZENn2piKAR
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