Egypt host Kenya in the Upper Egyptian city of Aswan on Saturday in their last warm-up before facing Senegal away from home in their opening African Nations Cup qualifier on 5 September, which will mark the competitive debut of head coach Shawky Gharib.
Match info: Venue Aswan Stadium | 30 Aug 2014 – 21:30 Cairo Local Time
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Egypt’s current squad includes 12 foreign-based players, including five who are based in Portugal. However, they will be unavailable for the Kenya friendly due to their European commitments, with the exception of right-back Ahmed Fathi who recently joined Qatar’s Umm Salal.
The Kenya game, Egypt’s fourth friendly under Gharib, will take place at a renovated stadium in Aswan, which can host 10,000 spectators.
The Pharaohs will then fly to Dakar to play Senegal in their opening game of Group G, which also includes North African rivals Tunisia and minnows Botswana.
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