Egypt coach Bob Bradley has named a provisional squad of 29 players for this month's World Cup qualifier against Zimbabwe. The Pharaohs host Zimbabwe on March 26 in Alexandria, four days before taking on Swaziland in a final warm-up ahead of the crucial Group G clash. The list included the names of 12 foreign-based Egyptians, excluding veteran goalkeeper Essam Al-Hadari and young striker Ahmed Hassan ‘Koka'. Rio Ave forward Koka, along with Ahli teenager Rami Rabiea, is away with the Egypt U-20s, who kickoff their African Youth Championship on Saturday against Ghana. Zamalek striker Ahmed Gaafar has earned his first international call-up, so did midfielder Nour Al-Sayed, while there was no place for Ahli's Al-Sayed Hamdi. Zamalek captain Abdul-Wahed Al-Sayed, who made only a single appearance under Bradley so far, was recalled as a possible replacement for Al-Hadari. Egypt squad: Goalkeepers: Abdul-Wahed, Al-Shennawi (Zamalek), Ekrami (Ahli) Defenders: Gomaa, Naguib, Shedid (Ahli), Gaber, Fathallah, Abdul-Shafi (Zamalek), Elmohamady, Fathi (Hull, England), El-Abd (Brighton, England), Ouka (Lierse, Belgium). Midfielders: Ashour, Al-Saied (Ahli), I. Salah, Nour, Eid (Zamalek), Al-Sulaya (Ismaili), Hamoudi (Smouha), Abou-Treika (Bani Yas, UAE), Abd-Rabou (Al-Nasr, Saudi Arabia), Al-Nenni (Basel, Switzerland) Strikers: Gaafar, Ibrahim (Zamalek), Mekki (Hodoud), Geddo (Hull, England), Temsah (Dhofar, Oman), M. Salah (Basel, Switzerland)
