Egypt opens camp ahead of Angola qualifier as Salah shines for Trabzonspor

Egypt's national team camp has begun in Cairo ahead of Friday's AFCON 2027 qualifying opener against Angola at Cairo International Stadium.

• Egypt's camp opened with local players reporting before the international break, with overseas professionals joining after their club fixtures.
• Egypt faces Angola on 25 September, followed by South Sudan and a friendly against South Africa within the same break.
• Mohamed Salah has scored seven goals in eight matches for Trabzonspor since joining in the summer transfer window.
• Egypt has met Angola eight times previously, winning four and drawing four without suffering a defeat.
• Egypt manager Ibrahim Hassan said Haitham Hassan will join the camp on Monday evening at the national teams center in 6th of October City.
• Five overseas-based players — Mohamed Salah, Omar Marmoush, Rami Rabia, Hamza Abdelkarim and Omar Faid — have joined the camp.
• The Egyptian Football Association's media centre said the five overseas-based players integrated immediately into the intensive preparation programme.
• Omar Fayed earned his first senior call-up as a replacement for the injured Hamdy Fathy, joining from Frosinone.
• Ahmed Sayed Zizo scored with a rabona during Egypt's training session at the national teams center.
• Mohamed Salah scored an impressive goal during Monday's group training after joining the camp.