Egypt are set to host Senegal in the first leg of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers play off, set to take place at Cairo Stadium on Friday, March 25th.
The second leg will take place on Tuesday, Match 29th in Senegal.
Ahly playmaker Magdi Afsha was recalled to Egypt's squad for a World Cup qualifying playoff against Senegal but there was no room for teammate Mohamed Sherif despite his fine goal-scoring run of late.
Egypt coach Carlos Queiroz also included three new faces in his 23-man roster for the anticipated two-legged clash -- Ahly defender Yasser Ibrahim, Pyramids FC full-back Omar Gaber and midfielder Nabil Emad.
Egypt's full squad:
Goalkeepers: Mohamed El-Shennawi (Ahly), Mohamed Abou-Gabal (Zamalek), Mohamed Sobhi (Pharco)
Defenders: Omar Kamal (Future FC), Omar Gaber (Pyramids FC), Yasser Ibrahim, Ayman Ashraf, Mohamed Abdel-Moneim (Ahly), Mahmoud El-Wensh, Mahmoud Alaa, Ahmed Fattouh (Zamalek)
Midfielders: Hamdi Fathi, Amr El-Sulaya, Magdi Afsha (Ahly), Nabil Emad (Pyramids FC), Emam Ashour, Ahmed Zizo (Zamalek), Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal, England), Omar Marmoush (Stuttgart, Germany), Mahmoud Trezeguet (Istanbul Basaksehir, Turkey), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, England)
Strikers: Mostafa Mohamed (Galatasaray, Turkey), Marwan Hamdi (Smouha)
Abou-Gabal:
Mohamed Abou-Gabal, who is currently known as Gabaski was born on 29 January 1989. He is the first choice goalkeeper for Zamalek and the second choice goalkeeper for Egyptian National Team.
On 3 September 2011, Gabaski made his debut for the Egypt national football team in a 2–1 away defeat by Sierra Leone, in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.
He didn't make another appearance for Egypt until 10 years later,
On September 30th 2021, he came on as a substitute in the 68th minute in a friendly 2–0 home win against Liberia, before making his third appearance for Egypt coming on as a substitute in the 26th minute in a 3–0 away win against Libya in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Gabaski was included in the Egypt squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (held in 2022). He was brought on as a substitute in Egypt's round of 16 clash with Ivory Coast. He saved Eric Bailly's penalty, helping Egypt advance.
In the quarterfinal against Morocco, Gabaski started the match before being substituted in extra time due to injury. He returned to the starting line-up in the semi-final against hosts Cameroon. The match ended in a 0–0 draw after extra-time; in the ensuing shootout, Gabaski saved 2 penalties, helping Egypt reach the final. Gabaski then started in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Final, where he saved Sadio Mané's penalty and produced a number of impressive saves to keep the game at 0–0 after the end of extra-time.
He helped the White Knights claim the Egyptian League title in the 2020-21 season.
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