CAIRO —
Liverpool star
Mohamed Salah, the all-time top African goal scorer in the
Premier League, headlines Egypt’s Africa Cup of Nations squad named on
Wednesday.
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Although the
official date for the release of players to join their national teams was
December 27, tournament organizers pushed back the deadline until January 3,
which allows Salah to feature in Liverpool’s crucial Premier League clash with
Chelsea this Sunday.
However,
midfielder Mohamed Magdy, recent winner of the African Super Cup with Cairo
club Al Ahly, and winger Mostafa Fathi of Egyptian rivals Zamalek, were both
overlooked by coach Carlos Queiroz for the tournament in Cameroon which runs
from January 9 to February 6.
Both had
featured in the
Arab Cup in Qatar earlier this month.
Seven-time tournament
winners Egypt, who last lifted the trophy in 2010, are among the favorites and
open with a Group D clash against Nigeria on January 11 before playing Guinea
Bissau and Sudan.
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