Ahmed Belal has been ruled out of Egypt's friendly against Uganda in the LG tournament after he caught a severe flu, FilGoal.com learnt on Monday. The Konyaspor striker missed the latest training sessions before the tournament which will take place on the 27 and 29th of December in Cairo International Stadium. Tuesday's game will mark the reopening of the Cairo main venue that was closed in April 2004 and has been going through renovation ever since. Equador and Senegal also participate in the tournament. The winners from the hosts and Uganda will play the other tie winners in the final while the losers will compete for the bronze medal. Egypt stage the tournament in preparation for the African Cup of Nations that they will host from December 20th till February 10th. The Pharaohs play in Group A alongside Libya, Morocco and World-Cup side Ivory Coast.