Egypt’s Final 27-Man Squad for AFCON 2023

Egypt has released a list of 27 players that will represent the nation in the next Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d'Ivoire. The list has top stars like Liverpool's Mohamed Salah, Arsenal's Mohamed Elneny, Al Ahly Mohamed El-Shennawy and others. See full squad below;

Egypt’s Final 27-Man Squad for AFCON 2023

Goalkeepers: Mohamed El-Shennawy (Ahly), Mohamed Sobhi (Zamalek), Ahmed El-Shennawy (Pyramids FC), Mohamed Abu Gabal (NBE Club).

Defenders: Ahmed Hegazi (Ittihad Jeddah- Saudi Arabia), Mohamed Abdelmonem, Mohamed Hani (Ahly), Ali Gabr, Osama Galal, Ahmed Sami, Mohamed Hamdi (Pyramids FC), Omar Kamal (Modern Future FC) and Ahmed Fattouh (Zamalek).

Midfielders: Emam Ashour, Ahmed Nabil Koka, Marwan Attia (Ahly), Hamdi Fathi (Al-Wakrah SC – Qatar), Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal – England), Ahmed “Zizo” Sayed (Zamalek) and Mahmoud Hamada (Masry).

Strikers: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool - England), Mostafa Fathi (Pyramids FC), Omar Marmoush (Eintracht Frankfurt – Germany), Mahmoud “Trezeguet” Hassan (Trabzonspor – Turkey), Mostafa Mohamed (FC Nantes – France), Mahmoud 'Kahraba' Abdel-Moneim (Ahly) and Ahmed 'Kouka' Hassan (Pendikspor - Turkey).

Egypt is in Group B alongside Mozambique, Ghana and Cape Verde. The North Africans will open their 2023 AFCON Campaign with a game against Mozambique on January 14th before facing Ghana and Cape Verde in their two remaining group games. The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations will hold between 13th January to 11th February, 2024 in Côte d'Ivoire.