The Egyptian national team, the Pharaohs arrived in Uganda yesterday night amidst tight security provided by the Uganda Police ahead of the 2018 World Cup qualification match against the Uganda Cranes.
The delegation of 25 players and officials arrived at Entebbe International airport and were driven to Sheraton Hotel in Kampala, where they will reside until Friday.
The Pharaohs will hold a training session today evening at 4 pm at Mandela National stadium.
Egypt is ranked number one in Africa while Uganda is placed 15th according to the FIFA rankings this month. The two sides last met in the 2017 AFCON group stages in Gabon and Egypt won 1-0.
The return leg will be played in Alexandria on Tuesday, September 5.
Egypt top the group with six points, followed by Uganda, Ghana and Congo with four, one and zero points respectively.
The team that arrived:
Goalkeepers: Essam El-Hadary (Al-Taawoun, KSA), Sherif Ekramy (Ahly)
Defenders: Ahmed Fathi, Saad Samir, Ayman Ashraf (Ahly), Ali Gabr (Zamalek), Ahmed Hegazi (West Brom, ENG), Ahmed Elmohamady (Aston Villa, England), Mohamed Abdel-Shafy (Ahli, KSA), Karim Hafez (RC Lens, FRA), Omar Gaber (FC Basel)
Midfielders: Mohamed ElNeny (Arsenal, England), Ramadan Sobhi (Stoke City, ENG), Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic, ENG), Mahmoud Trezeguet (Kasımpaşa, TUR), Mostafa Fathi (Al Taawoun, KSA), Abdallah El-Said, Hossam Ashour, Ahmed El-Sheikh, Saleh Gomaa (Ahly), Tarek Hamed (Zamalek), Mohamed Fathi (Ismaily)
Forwards: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, England), Mahmoud Kahraba (Ittihad, KSA), Amr Gamal (Bidvest Wits, RSA), Ahmed Hassan Kouka (Sporting Braga, POR), Hossam Hassan (Smouha).
2018 World Cup qualifiers,
Uganda vs Egypt
August 31, 2017
Namboole Stadium (4 pm)
