CAIRO: Hassan Shehata has chosen 30 players to represent Egypt during the upcoming 2010 World Cup qualifiers, which include four matches in June. The African champions will start their qualifying campaign against DR Congo on June 1, followed by games against Djibouti and Malawi (twice) in successive weekends of June. The 30-man list included Zamalek ace Mahmoud "Shikabala Abdel Razek, who was selected for the first time since his one-year suspension in July 2007. Even though the 22-year-old still has two months to serve, the Egyptian FA accepted Shehata s plea to end the suspension. A host of uncapped players were handed rare call-ups, including ENPPI trio Ahmed Raouf, Islam Awad and Abdel Aziz Tawfeek. Ahly skipper Shadi Mohamed was overlooked, despite being a key member of Egypt s 2008 African Cup of Nations victory in Ghana. Egypt Squad:Goalkeepers: Essam Al-Hadari (Sion, Switzerland), Mohamed Abdel Monsef (Zamalek), Amir Abdel Hamid (Ahly), Mohamed Sobhi (Ismaili). Defenders: Wael Gomaa (Ahly), Mahmoud Fathallah (Zamalek), Sherif Abdel Fadil, Hani Saied (Ismaili), Mohamed Abdel Shafi (Ghazl Mahalla), Abdel Aziz Tawfeek, Ahmed Mohammadi (ENPPI), Amir Azmi (Anorthosis, Cyprus). Midfielders: Mohamed Abou-Treika, Hassan Mostafa (Ahly), Shikabala, Mohamed Ibrahim (Zamalek), Hosni Abd-Rabou, Abdullah Al-Saied, Ahmed Samir Farag (Ismaili), Abdel Salam Nagah, Hani Saied (Harras), Islam Awad (ENPPI), Ahmed Hassan (Anderlecht, Belgium), Hossam Ghaly (Tottenham, England). Strikers: Emad Meteb (Ahly), Amr Zaki (Zamalek), Mohamed Fadl (Ismaili), Ahmed Abdel Malek (Harras), Mohamed Zidan (Hamburg, Germany), Ahmed Raouf (ENPPI).
