Aguirre announces national team squad for Niger, Nigeria clashes

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Tue, 26 Feb 2019 - 04:10 GMT

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FILE PHOTO: Japan's coach Javier Aguirre (R) reacts in front of Jordan's coach Ray Wilkins during their Asian Cup Group D soccer match at the Rectangular stadium in Melbourne January 20, 2015. REUTERS/Brandon Malone/File Photo

FILE PHOTO: Japan's coach Javier Aguirre (R) reacts in front of Jordan's coach Ray Wilkins during their Asian Cup Group D soccer match at the Rectangular stadium in Melbourne January 20, 2015. REUTERS/Brandon Malone/File Photo

CAIRO – 26 February 2019: Egypt national team manager, Javier Aguirre, announced on Tuesday the national team squad that will face Niger on March 23 at the last round of 2019 African Cup of Nations’ Qualifiers and Nigeria three days later in a friendly game in Lagos.

Aguirre’s chosen squad consists of:

Goalkeepers:
Mahmoud Gennesh, Mahmoud Abou-Gabal, Ahmed El-Shennawy, Amer Amer

Defenders:
Omar Gaber, Mohamed Hany, Ali Gabr, Mahmoud Alaa, Baher El-Mohamady, Ahmed Ayman Mansour, Karim Hafez, Ahmed Aboul-Fotouh

Midfielders:
Amr El-Sulaya, Mohamed Elneny, Tarek Hamed, Ali Ghazal, Mohamed Nabil Dunga, Mahmoud Trezeguet, Ammar Hamdy, Abdulrahman Magdy, Eslam Gaber

Strikers:
Ahmed Hassan Kouka, Salah Mohsen, Mostafa Mohamed

Mostafa Mohamed, Mohamed Nabil Dunga, Ahmed Aboul-Fotouh, Ahmed Ayman Mansour, Ammar Hamdy and Abdulrahman Magdy will wear the national team jersey for the first time.

Egypt have already secured their spot at 2019 African Cup of Nations as they share the top of the Group with Tunisia with 12 points each, on the top of winning the rights to host the tournament last January.

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