2023-10-12 04:00:00
Hassan Al-Saadani Thursday, October 12, 2023 07:00 AM
Egypt’s senior national team, led by its Portuguese coach Rui Vitoria, will face its Zambian counterpart at 7 pm today, Thursday, Cairo time, as part of the Pharaohs’ preparations to participate in the 2023 African Cup of Nations and the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
The confrontation between the Egyptian and Zambian national teams will be held at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain, the Emirates, as part of the Egyptian national team’s preparations to participate in the World Cup qualifiers in November once morest the national teams of Djibouti and Sierra Leone. The Egyptian national team qualifies for the 2024 African Cup of Nations, and the draw for the tournament will take place next Thursday, corresponding to the 12th. October c
The delegation of the first national team, led by Portuguese Rui Vitoria, arrived in the Emirates last Monday. The delegation is headed by Amer Hussein, a member of the Board of Directors of the Football Association, and the delegation is accompanied by Hazem Imam, a member of the council and supervisor of the first team.
The Portuguese Rui Vitoria, the technical director of the Egyptian national team, summoned 25 players to the UAE camp, which included friendly matches once morest Zambia and Algeria. The list included: “Mohamed El-Shenawy, Mohamed Sobhi, and Mohamed Abu Jabal for goalkeeping, Mohamed Hani, Omar Kamal Abdel-Wahed, Ahmed Fattouh, Mohamed Hamdy, Mohamed Abdel-Moneim, Ali Gabr, Ahmed Sami, and Yasser.” Ibrahim in defense, Tariq Hamed, Marawan Attia, Mohamed Elneny, Hamdy Fathi, Mahmoud Hamada, Ahmed Sayed Zizo, Ahmed Nabil Kouka, Mostafa Fathi, Mahmoud Hassan Trezeguet, and Hussein El Shahat in midfield, Mohamed Salah, Omar Marmoush, Mostafa Mohamed, and Marawan Hamdy in attack.
On the other hand, the Zambian side stressed the importance of the match for their country’s national team once morest a strong team like the Egyptian national team with its international stars, headed by Mohamed Salah and Mohamed Elneny, stressing that it is a good opportunity to check on the readiness of the Zambian national team through a strong test such as facing the Egyptian national team, and that it has great confidence in its players. To provide a good level during the match and check on his players.
Reuben Kamanga, Secretary-General of the Zambian Football Association, confirmed that the team is being prepared for the upcoming African Nations confrontations and the upcoming World Cup qualifiers by facing the upcoming friendly Egypt team, and that the Zambian national team has players at the highest level preparing to participate in strong competitions in the African Nations and the upcoming World Cup qualifiers.
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