| GOAL KEEPERS :
Nader El-Sayed - Essam
El-Hadary - Ahmed Saber
DEFENCE : Mohammed Omara - Hany Ramzy - Medhat Abd El-Hady Samir Cammona - Yasser Radwan - Abd El-Zahir El-Sakka Mohammed Youssef - Yasser Rayan MIDFIELD : Tarek Mostafa - Abd El-Sattar Sabry - Osama Nabih Sami El-Shishini - Ahmed Hassan - Amro Fahim ATTACK : Hazem Emam - Hossam Hassan - Walid Abd El-Latif Abd El-Nasser Mohammed COACH :
Mahmoud El-Gouhari
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| NAME : Nader
El-Sayed
SHIRT # : 1 AGE : 25 CLUB : Zamalek .. Egypt A tall and skillful goalkeeper. Nader El-Sayed is a star in his club Zamalek, where he is known for his penalty stopping skills. He played as the starting goal keeper in the African Nations Cup in Burkina Faso. His skill and good judgement of the ball have earned him a position in the African team. |
| NAME : Essam
El-Hadary
SHIRT # : 12 AGE : 23 CLUB : Al-Ahly .. Egypt Although he sat as a substitute to Nader El-Sayed in the African Nations Cup, Essam El-Hadary is a key player in his club Al-Ahly ( to which he was transfered from Dimyat in 1996 ). |
| NAME : Ahmed
Saber
SHIRT # : 15 AGE : CLUB : El-Mokawloon .. Egypt Ahmed Saber is the starting goalie of El-Mokawloon. He was recently chosen to play for the Egyptian national team when coach Mahmoud El-Gouhari took charge in 1997. |
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| NAME : Mohammed
Omara
SHIRT # : 3 AGE : 23 CLUB : Al-Ahly .. Egypt POSITION : Left Fullback Mohammed Omara is a key player in the Egyptian national team. He provides support both in the back and in the offence. He is known for his precise crosses which give his attacking teammates a good chance to score. Omara is also a recent addition to the national team. This season is his first with Al-Ahly after transferring from Baladeya. |
| NAME : Hany Ramzy
SHIRT # : 4 AGE : 28 CLUB : Werder Bremen .. Germany POSITION : Center Back Hany Ramzy is one of the few players who has been on the team since World Cup '90. He is also the only Egyptian player who plays as a starter in a club outside Egypt. He is currently one of the most succesful African players in Germany. |
| NAME : Medhat
Abd El-Hady
SHIRT # : 6 AGE : 24 CLUB : Zamalek .. Egypt POSITION : Left Back / Right Back Medhat Abd El-Hady is a young and powerful back. He is one of Egypt's main three-man central defence. He is known for his energetic, and enthusiastic style of play, which sometimes cost him. |
| NAME : Samir
Cammona
SHIRT # : 5 AGE : 25 CLUB : Al-Ahly .. Egypt POSITION : Sweeper The strongest of his teammates, Samir Cammona is the backbone of the Egyptian defence. His style of play is calm and organized. He has a powerful shot, can shoot penalties, fouls, and is known for his speedy sprints from the back to the front, which make him one of the best defenders in Egypt. He transfered from El-Mokawloon to Al-Ahly in the '96-'97 season. |
| NAME : Yasser
Radwan
SHIRT # : 8 AGE : 25 CLUB : Hansa Rostok .. Germany POSITION : Right Fullback Yasser Radwan, like Omara, is known for his precise crosses. He is supportive both in the front and the back. He recently transferred from Baladeya to Hansa Rostok. |
| NAME : Abd El-Zahir
El-Sakka
SHIRT # : 2 AGE : 23 CLUB : Mansoura .. Egypt POSITION : Back / Sweeper El-Sakka is a new addition to the Egyptian national team. Despite this, he has had previous international experience with his club Mansoura, and with the U-23 national team. |
| NAME : Mohammed
Youssef
SHIRT # : 7 AGE : 27 CLUB : Al-Ahly .. Egypt POSITION : Left Back Mohammed Youssef is not a stranger to the Egyptian national team. He has a strong built, which gives him an advantage as a defender, but his weakness is that he lacks speed. |
| NAME : Yasser
Rayan
SHIRT # : 11 AGE : 28 CLUB : Al-Ahly .. Egypt POSITION : Left Fullback Yasser Rayan's main weapon is his lightning speed. He plays for Al-Ahly as a substitute to Mohammed Omara. |
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| NAME : Tarek
Mostafa
SHIRT # : 20 AGE : 27 CLUB : Zamalek .. Egypt POSITION : Right Midfielder An important part of the Egyptian national team. Tarek Mostafa was tranfered from Al-Sharkeya Lel-Dokhan to Zamalek where his fame began. Tarek Mostafa is a skillful player whose only downside is that he doesn't have a perfect finish when he has a chance at scoring ( Although he scored a superb goal against South Africa in the final of the African Nations Cup ). |
| NAME : Abd El-Sattar
Sabry
SHIRT # : 10 AGE : 23 CLUB : Terol .. Austria POSITION : Left Midfielder Recently transfered to Terol from El-Mokawloon, Abd El-Sattar Sabry is one of the most talented Egyptian players with very high dribbling skills. His only drawback is that he is very skinny!! |
| NAME : Osama
Nabih
SHIRT # : 21 AGE : 23 CLUB : Zamalek .. Egypt POSITION : Left Midfielder Osama Nabih is an all-round good player. He is probably the only player who could be called a 'Joker'; he can play as an attacker, midfielder, or defender. For the national team, his position is in the midfield, while in his club, Zamalek, he plays as a striker. |
| NAME : Sami
El-Shishini
SHIRT # : 19 AGE : 25 CLUB : Zamalek .. Egypt POSITION : Center Midfielder Sami El-Shishini does not always start the match in the starting line-up, but he is a usual substitute. El-Shishini has accurate passes. When it comes to injuries, he is very unlucky, as he gets injured alot. |
| NAME : Ahmed
Hassan
SHIRT # : 17 AGE : 23 CLUB : Ismaily .. Egypt POSITION : Right Midfielder Ahmed Hassan is the backbone of the Egyptian national team. He is a fast, energetic player, who always gives attackers a tough time. He is Egypt's key player. He is also a key player in his club, Ismaily. He scored a beautiful goal in the final of the African Cup against South Africa. |
| NAME : Amro Fahim
SHIRT # : 16 AGE : 21 CLUB : Aswan .. Egypt POSITION : Right Midfielder Amro Fahim is the youngest player on the national team. He currently plays for Aswan, but he will return to his original club Zamalek next year. He is a talented player who has a bright future ahead of him. |
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| NAME : Hazem
Emam
SHIRT # : 14 AGE : 23 CLUB : Udinese .. Italy POSITION : Striker Egypt's most talented soccer player. Hazem Emam is the first Arab player in the history of Arab soccer to play for an Italian club in the Italian Calcio ( Although he sits as a substitute ). He is not very lucky when it comes to scoring, but he gives his teammates numerous scoring opportunities ( 3 of the 7 goals that Hossam Hassan scored in the African Cup to tie him with McArthy as the tournament's best scorer were assisted by Hazem Emam. ). |
| NAME : Hossam
Hassan
SHIRT # : 9 AGE : 31 CLUB : Al-Ahly .. Egypt POSITION : Striker Hossam Hassan is the oldest, and most experienced of the Egyptian players. He is also Egypt's main scorer. He has been on the national team since 1986 and has never been removed since then. He tied with Mcarthy of South Africa for the African Cup's leading scorer with 7 goals in 6 matches. His club Al-Ahly also depends on him greatly. |
| NAME : Walid
Abd El-Latif
SHIRT # : 13 AGE : 21 CLUB : Mansoura .. Egypt POSITION : Striker Walid is a good attacker who always manages to cause danger near the opponents goal. He hasn't had much of a chance in the national team because he is very young, and there are more experienced attackers instead. But sooner or later he will get his chance, and may become an even bigger star than he is now. |
| NAME : Abd
El-Nasser Mohammed
SHIRT # : 18 AGE : 21 CLUB : Mokawloon .. Egypt POSITION : Striker Although he didn't play with the national team before, Abd El-Nasser Mohammed is already known to be a good player because he is currently the Egyptian premier league's top scorer. He is also an officer in the Egyptian Navy. |
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HEAD COACH : MAHMOUD EL-GOUHARY
