El-Shenawy suffers ACL injury, misses World Cup

CAIRO – 15 April 2018: Egypt and Zamalek’s goalkeeper Ahmed El-Shenawy confirmed that he suffered an injury to his anterior cruciate ligament, on his official Twitter account.


The Egyptian international goalkeeper confirmed that he will miss the 2018 World Cup.

الحمدلله علي كل شئ وفي كل حال قضاء ربنا واللهم لا اعتراض اكيد خير ليا وربنا مش بيجيب حاجه وحشه ابداً واكيد ده خير ليا الاصابات هي اختبار من الله سبحانه وتعالي
الحمدلله الاصابه عباره عن قطع في الرباط الداخلي
وتحرك عظم الركبه نتيجة قوة الكدمه واسافر الي المانيا للاطمئنان علي pic.twitter.com/J2kNeNJ49p

— Ahmed El-Shenawy (@ElShenawy) April 15, 2018

The Egyptian goalkeeper suffered his injury during Zamalek’s match against Ittihad in the Egyptian league. He also mentioned that he will travel to Germany to know the extent of his injury.




“I want to thank God for everything and ask you to pray for me. Good luck to my club Zamalek and their amazing fans, the Egyptian national team in the World Cup and to my family and the people of Portsaid,” El-Shenawy said on his Twitter account.

باقي الفحوصات والاطمئنان علي حجم اصابة الرباط الصليبي
اخيرا الف حمد وشكر ليك يارب وقدر الله وماشاء فعل واخيرا اتمني منكم الدعاء ..والتوفيق لنادي الزمالك وجمهوره العظيم ..ومنتخب مصر في كأس العالم..واهلي وشعب بلدي بورسعيد pic.twitter.com/UDggcV4HuZ

— Ahmed El-Shenawy (@ElShenawy) April 15, 2018

El-Shenawy confirmed that he had a rupture of the inner ligament and a knee scrape after the radiation and the tests he underwent on Sunday.