Egypt coach Hassan Shehata included 24 second-string players in a two-day camp that will be conducted in preparation for their friendly match against Spain that will take place in June. “We overlooked Ahli, Harras Al-Hodoud and Ittihad Alexandria players who are participating in their teams' African Champions League and African Confederation Cup campaigns,” Egypt assistant coach Shawki Gharib told FilGoal.com on Tuesday. On the other hand, Egypt goalkeeping coach Ahmed Soliman revealed that Dutch club Feyenoord shot-stopper Sherif Ekrami was chosen to replace Zamalek goalkeeper Abdul-Wahed Al-Sayed, who picked up a cruciate ligament injury earlier this week. Ekrami is expected to join the Egyptian national team during their final training before the highly-anticipated match, that will be part of Spain's preparations for their World Cup campaign, that kicks off on June ninth. The players' list: Goalkeepers: Mohamed Al-Aqabawi (Arab Contractors), Mostafa Kamal (Enppi), Ali Hegazy (Suez Cement) Defenders: Ahmed Khairy (Ismaili), Tamer Abdel-Wahab (Zamalek), Mahmoud Fathalla (Ghazl Mahalla), Hani Saied, Kareem Zekri (Masri), Mohamed Younis (Enppi), Osama Ammar (Koroum) Midfielders: Abdullah Al-Saied (Ismaili), Sherif Al-Baili (Arab Contractors), Ahmed Al-Mohammadi (Ghazl Mahalla), Ahmed Hafez, Salah Amin (Masri), Sherif Farouk (Koroum), Mohamed Al-Sagheer (Suez Cement) Forwards: Mohamed Fahim (Arab Contractors), Reda Metwalli (Ghazl Mahalla), Amr Allam (Asyut Cement), Anwar Massoud (Talae Al-Gaish), Youssef Gamal (Ismaili), Mostafa Gaafar, Gamal Hamza (Zamalek)
