Egypt names squad for AFCON 2027 qualifying openers against Angola and South Sudan

Egypt head coach Hossam Hassan has announced his squad for the September camp, opening the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign against Angola and South Sudan.

• Hossam Hassan announced the squad on Wednesday evening; the camp begins September 17 at the national teams center in 6 October City.
• Egypt will play Angola on September 25 and South Sudan on September 29 in the qualifiers, plus a friendly against South Africa on October 4.
• Ibrahim Hassan said Trezeguet and Yasser Ibrahim were excluded by injury, and that Marwan Attia is suspended only for the Angola match under a CAF ban.
• The squad lists nine overseas-based players, including Mohamed Salah and Omar Marmoush, and newcomer Ali Mahmoud of Al Ahly.
• Team manager Ibrahim Hassan told AFP that Mohamed El-Shenawy is also absent through injury, joining Trezeguet on the sidelines.
• Captain Mohamed Salah, now at Trabzonspor, and Barcelona forward Hamza Abdelkarim head Egypt's squad list.
• Ibrahim Hassan added that Marwan Attia misses only the Angola match under a two-game ban carried over from the 2025 AFCON in Morocco.