Egypt senior national team coach Hossam El-Badry has invited five foreign based players for November’s 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers versus Togo, with Liverpool superstar Mohamed Salah making the cut.
The Pharaohs who are seven-time African champions have made an unacceptable start in the race to Cameroon 2022, despite being zoned against Kenya, Togo and Comoros in Group G.
With consecutive draws with the Harambee Stars, and the Les Coelacantes, the North Africans are third in the log having accrued just two points.
In a bid to rescue their qualification campaign, however, the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) had disclosed that foreign-based professionals will be included in El-Badry’s squad for the Hawks – who sit at the base of the group.