LIVE: Egypt v Tunisia | Friendly Game | January 8th 2017
Match Info:
Match K.O. at 17:00 Cairo Local Time
Venue: Cairo Stadium
Egypt’s national football team will face Tunisia in a friendly at Cairo International Stadium Tonight (January 8th 2017) as part of the teams’ preparations for the 2017 African Cup of Nations at Cairo International Stadium.
After missing the past three editions, record holders of seven Nations Cup titles, Egypt will take on Ghana, Mali and Uganda in Group D of the 2017 cup.
The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations will take place in Gabon from 14 January – 5 February.
Egypt Argentinean coach Hector Cuper has eliminated four players from the 27-man provisional squad he announced earlier this week for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, bringing the squad down to 23 players per CAF-mandated maximum.
The four players are: Masry’s defender Hamada Tolba and midfielder Ahmed Gomaa, Zamalek midfielder Mohamed Ibrahim and Ismaily goalkeeper Mohamed Awad.
Egypt’s squad:
Keepers:
Ahmed El-Shennawi (Zamalek), Essam El-Hadary (Wadi Degla) and Sherif Ekramy (Ahly).
Defenders:
Ahmed Dwidar (Zamalek), Ahmed Elmohamady (Hull City, England), Ahmed Fathi (Ahly), Ahmed Hegazy (Ahly), Ali Gabr (Zamalek), Karim Hafez (Racing Club de Lens – France), Mohamed Abdel-Shafi (Ahly Jeddah, Saudi Arabia), Omar Gaber (FC Basel, Switzerland) and Saad Samir (Ahly).
Midfielders:
Abdallah El-Said (Ahly), Amr Warda (Panetolikos, Greece), Ibrahim Salah (Zamalek), Mahmoud ‘Trezeguet’ Hassan (Mouscron, Belgium), Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal, England), Tarek Hamed (Zamalek) and Ramadan Sobhi (Stoke City, England)
Forwards:
Ahmed Hassan ‘Kouka’ (Braga, Portugal), Mahmoud Abdel-Moneim ‘Kahraba’ (Ahly Jeddah, Saudi Arabia), Marwan Mohsen (Ahly) and Mohamed Salah (AS Roma, Italy).
Tunisia coach Henryk Kasperczak has chosen a 23-man squad for the African Nations Cup finals in Gabon that features mostly home-based players – a rarity for the tournament.
A total of 14 players come from top Tunisian clubs in contrast to most of the other squads at the tournament, which are dominated by players based at clubs in Europe.
But Tunisia will have Valencia defender Aymen Abdennour, Sunderland winger Wahbi Khazri and centre back Syam Ben Youssef from Caen in France’s Ligue 1 as their marquee players as they seek a second African title after their only previous success 13 years ago.
Tunisia have been drawn in Group B and play their opening game against Senegal in Franceville on Jan. 15
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Moez Ben Cherifia (Esperance), Rami Jeridi (CS Sfaxien), Aymen Mathlouthi (Etoile Sahel)
Defenders: Aymen Abdennour (Valencia), Syam Ben Youssef (Caen), Zied Boughattas (Etoile Sahel), Chamseddine Dhaouadi (Esperance), Slimene Kchok (CA Bizerte), Ali Maaloul (Al Ahly), Hamza Mathlouthi (CS Sfaxien), Hamdi Nagguez (Etoile Sahel), Mohamed Ali Yaakoubi (Caykur Rizespor)
Midfielders: Larry Azouni (Nimes), Mohamed Amine Ben Amor (Etoile Sahel), Ahmed Khalil (Club Africain), Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland), Hamza Lahmar (Etoile Sahel), Youssef Msakni (Al Lekhwiya), Ferjani Sassi (Esperance), Naim Sliti (Lille)
LIVE: Egypt v Tunisia | Friendly Game
Match K.O. at 17:00 Cairo Local Time
https://youtu.be/XVTJF7zmGlg
