Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak's younger son, Alaa Mubarak, attended the Egyptian team's training that took place in the Cairo International Stadium on Monday, which witnessed Tottenham Hotspur's Ahmed Hossam Mido return. Ahli ace Osama Hosni who was ruled out of Egypt's African Cup of Nations (ACN) campaign through injury and replaced with Enppi's Samir Sabri, also attended the meeting attended by Mubarak. Mubarak met with the players and the coaching staff before the training and worked on elevating their morale before the African Cup, and held a private meeting with trio Mido, Hossam Hassan and Ibrahim Saied after the training. On another hand, President Mubarak will attend the African Cup opening ceremony and opener between Egypt and Libya.
