Egypt's new head coach Hossam El Badry held the first session with the Pharaohs' players, who joined the Egyptian national team first Preparatory camp under the Leadership of Al Ahly former coach on Monday.
"We all are one family and we should work very hard to achieve the Egyptians' dreams. We are lucky to be here," El Badry said during the session.
"I have trust in all of you. Every player needs to write a history for himself with the Egyptian team," the 59-year-old added.
"We should fight to achieve our goals with the Pharaohs' team as we have to concentrate and work hard to fulfill our aims," he asserted.
Earlier, the former Al Ahly coach decided to cancel today’s training session for the Egyptian national team, avoiding exhaustiveness.
The Pharaohs began their first camp under the leadership of El Badry on Monday, as they are scheduled to play against Botswana on October 14 as a part of the seven-time African Champions’ preparation for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah was ruled out of the Pharaohs’ preparatory camp to get some rest, before suffering an injury during the Reds’ 2-1 victory Leicester City.
Mo Salah suffered a serious injury and replaced by Adam Lallana during Saturday’s Premier League encounter after he was hacked down by Hamza Choudhury.
The scan, which Salah took, has revealed on Monday that the Egyptian international has suffered no major injury to his ankle.
El Badry was appointed as new coach succeeding the former coach Javier Aguirre, who was sacked after the Pharaohs’ shocking exit from the 2019 Africa Cup of Nation, held in Egypt.
The Pharaohs’ 23-man squad is as follows:
Goalkeepers: Mohamed Awad, Mohamed El Shenawy, Mohamed Bassam
Defenders: Ragab Bakkar, Ahmed Fathy, Mahmoud Alaa, Baher El Mohamady, Ahmed Hegazy, Ayman Ashraf, Abdallah Gomaa, Mohamed Hamdy Sharaf
Midfielders: Tarek Hamed, Amr El Solia, Hamdi Fathi, Abdallah Said, Mohamed Magdy “Afsha,” Hussein El Shahat, Omar Gaber, Mahmoud Hassan Trezeguet, Mohamed El Neny
Forwards: Hossam Hassan, Omar El Said, Ahmed Hassan “Koka”
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