Video: Egyptian national team arrives in Russia ahead of the World Cup

CAIRO – 10 June 2018: Egyptian national team's delegation arrived to Grozny International Airport, Russia, on Sunday afternoon to participate in the World Cup for the first time since 1990.

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The Pharaohs' delegation, headed by EFA member Essam Abdel-Fatah, is set to perform their first training session. The Egyptian team arrived five days before their first match against Uruguay on Friday, June 15 at 2 p.m. (CLT).


Egyptian national team delegation at Grozny Airport- Press Photo


Egyptian national team delegation at Grozny Airport- Press Photo


Presentation revealed the bus that will transport the Egyptian national team's delegation in Russia. Egyptian people chose a slogan to be written on the bus: "When You Say the Pharaohs, the world must get up and listen."


Egyptian national team delegation at Grozny Airport- Press Photo

Egypt’s chosen squad for the World Cup consists of:

Goalkeepers:
Essam el Hadary, Sherif Ekramy and Mohamed el Shennawy

Defenders:
Saad Samir, Ahmed Hegazi, Omar Gaber, Ali Gabr, Mohamed Abdel Shafy, Ayman Ashraf, Ahmed Fathy, Mahmoud Hamdy and Ahmed el Mohamady.

Midfielders:
Sam Morsy, Mohamed el Neny, Tarek Hamed, Abdullah el Said, Mahmoud Hassan known as Trezeguet, Amr Warda, Mahmoud Abdel Razek known as Shikabala and Ramadan Sobhy.

Strikers:
Mahmoud Abdel Monem known as Kahraba, Marwan Mohsen and Mohamed Salah.

Egypt plays in Group A alongside the South American giant, Uruguay; Arab rival, Saudi Arabia; and the host, Russia.

The Pharaohs will then meet Russia on June 19 at 8 p.m. before ending the group stage against Saudi Arabia on June 25 at 4 p.m.