Egypt coach Vitoria. Al-Ahram
The Pharaohs are scheduled to face Malawi in a double header, with the first recreation being held on 24 March at Cairo International Stadium and the second happening on 28 March on the Lilongwe Bingu National Stadium in Malawi’s capital.
“The two video games are very important for us as we play solely to win,” Vitoria told a press convention on Saturday.
“The sport in opposition to Malawi in Lilongwe will be performed at 3pm throughout Ramadan month but we’ll put together ourselves to face all limitations including the recent climate and anticipated rainfall,” the Portuguese coach added.
“We observe the players’ particular training program and we’re in continued contact with them,” he said.
Egypt is presently third in Group D with three points after beating Guinea 1-0 at house however shedding in opposition to Ethiopia in Addis Ababa.
The 52-year-old Portuguese tactician announced the 24-player squad forward of the Malawi games, including lengthy absent Ahly ahead Mahmoud ‘Kahraba’ Abdel-Moneim after his superb efficiency with the Reds within the previous video games.
“I am proud of the efficiency of Ahly striker Kahraba as he impressed me along with his strikes and ways so he deserves to hitch the national team squad,” Vitoria mentioned.
The 28-year-old Kahraba scored a hat-trick during Ahly’s 4-0 win over Coton Sport of Cameroon within the CAF Champions League on Friday.
“Scoring a hat-trick against Coton Sport of Cameroon supported my choice of calling up the participant to hitch Egypt squad,” Vitoria added.
The Pharaohs squad additionally see the appearance of Ahly right-back Mohamed Hany and Pyramids FC winger Mostafa Fathi after a protracted absence alongside three uncapped gamers Hesham Salah, Marwan Atteya and Ahmed Abdel-Kader.
Egypt will hold a closed camp for Malawi double header string 20-28 March.
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