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Egypt call uncapped England-based defender El-Abd
27-year-old Brighton defender is set to join Egypt's national team amid preparations for upcoming World Cup qualifiers
Karim Farouk Published in Ahram Online on 15 - 05 - 2012

Egypt coach Bob Bradley has included England-based defender Adam El-Abd, who currently plays for Championship side Brighton, in his squad for the first time. The move comes within the context of preparations for World Cup qualifiers set to begin in June.
Born in Brighton, England to an Egyptian father and British mother, El-Abd spent his entire career playing for Brighton.
The versatile 27-year-old represents a key element in Egypt's defence. He became known in Egypt in 2005 and 2006 after saying that he would love to play for Egypt – but Egypt's national coach at the time, Hassa Shehata, never called him up.
"Bradley has watched him over the past few weeks and believes he will be a good addition to the team," assistant coach Diaa El-Sayed was quoted as saying by Ahram Sports.
The Pharaohs' defence suffered a massive blow recently with the sidelining of experienced defender Wael Gomaa, currently recovering from an injury.
On Tuesday, the national staff unveiled 30 names that would join the stage starting from Wednesday, 16 May, ahead of a scheduled match with Mozambique on 1 June at the start of Egypt's World Cup qualifiers' campaign.
Egypt squad:
Goalkeepers:
Essam El-Hadary (Merreikh, Sudan); Ahmed El-Shennawy (Masry); Sherif Ekramy (Ahly); and Abdel-Wahed El-Sayed (Zamalek)
Defenders:
Adam El-Abd (Brighton, England); Ahmed Fathi and Sayed Moawad (Ahly); Bassem Ali (Arab Contractors); Mahmoud Fathallah and Mohamed Abdel-Shafi (Zamalek); Ahmed Hegazy (Ismaily); and Ahmed Said "Oucca" (Haras El-Hodoud)
Midfielders:
Ahmed Elmohamady (Sunderland, England); Hosni Abd-Rabou (Ittihad Jeddah); Mohamed Abou-Treika, Hossam Ghaly and Hossam Ashour (Ahly); Ahmed Hassan and Ibrahim Salah (Zamalek); Mohamed El-Nenny (Arab Contractors); Ashour El-Taqui (Wadi Degla); Mohamed Nassef (Enppi); Ahmed Temsah (Dakhleya); and Ahmed Khairi (Ismaily)
Forwards:
Mohamed Zidan (Dortmund, Germany); Mohamed Elgabas (Lierse, Belgium); Mohamed Nagui "Gedo" and Emad Meteb (Ahly); Ahmed Hassan Mekki (Haras El-Hodoud); and Mohamed Salah (Arab Contractors)
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