CAIRO: Ahly star Mohamed Abou-Trika has been named to Egypt s African Cup of Nations winning squad for next month s friendly with England.
The 31-year-old has just returned to action, following a long-term foot injury, with a cameo appearance in Ahly s 2-2 league draw with Gaish on Tuesday.
Abou-Trika, along with Hull City striker Amr Zaki, is Hassan Shehata s only addition to the 23-man list called up for Angola 2010.
Once again, there was no place for West Ham forward Mido or Ahly veteran Mohamed Barakat, despite the latter s recovery from a hamstring injury.
Egypt Squad:
Goalkeepers: Essam Al-Hadari (Ismaili), Abdul-Wahed Al-Sayed (Zamalek), Mahmoud Aboul-Saoud (Mansoura).
Defenders: Wael Gomaa, Sayed Moawad, Ahmed Fathi (Ahly), Mahmoud Fathallah, Hani Saied, Mohamed Abdul-Shafi (Zamalek), Moatassem Salem (Ismaili), Ahmed Al-Muhammadi (ENPPI), Abdul-Zaher Al-Saqqa (Eskisehirspor, Turkey).
Midfielders: Mohamed Abou-Trika, Ahmed Hassan (Ahly), Shikabala (Zamalek), Abdul-Aziz Tawfik (ENPPI), Ahmed Eid (Harras Hodoud), Hosni Abd-Rabou (Ahly, UAE), Hossam Ghaly (Nassr, Saudi Arabia).
Strikers: Emad Meteb (Ahly), Ahmed Raouf (ENPPI), Al-Sayed Hamdi (Petrojet), Geddo (Ittihad), Mohamed Zidan (Dortmund, Germany), Amr Zaki (Hull City, England).