Hassan Shehata has called up four uncapped players to his side's 26-man squad for Mauritania game in the 2008 African Cup of Nations qualifiers on June third. Ismaili top scorer Mohamed Fadl and teammate Abdullah Saied earned their first ever call-up, in addition to ENPPI's Ahmed Al-Mohammadi and promising talent Mahmoud Abdul-Razeq 'Shikabala' of Zamalek. Fadl scored 15 goals with the Dervishes this season despite being sidelined with injury for long periods. Saied and Al-Mohammadi have been in excellent form with Egypt Olympic team albeit their 2008 Beijing games qualifiers exit. Shikabala produced dazzling displays with Zamalek since being eligible to play with the Cairo giants after resolving his dispute with his former team PAOK Saloniki. Tottenham's Ahmed Hossam 'Mido' was overlooked while Mainz's Mohamed Zidan is injured and Ahli's Emad Meteb is suspended. Egypt are on top of Group B that includes Botswana, Burundi and Mauritania. The Pharaohs technical staff has settled on 26 players to train at Shooting Club's artificial pitch, but the squad is expected to be minimized before the team's departure to Mauritania next Thursday. The Squad: Goalkeepers: Essam Al-Hadari (Ahli), Mohamed Abdul-Monsef (Zamalek), Mohamed Fathi (Ismaili), Ahmed Saad (Tersana). Defenders: Wael Gomaa, Shadi Mohamed (Ahli), Hani Saied, Sayed Moawad (Ismaili), Osama Mohamed (Petrojet), Mohamed Abdullah, Abdul-Zaher Al-Saqqa (Konyaspor), Ibrahim Saied (Rizespor). Midfielders: Hosni Abd-Rabu, Abdullah Al-Saied, Omar Gamal (Ismaili), Mohamed Shawki, Mohamed Abou-Treika (Ahli), Shikabala(Zamalek), Mohamed Ibrahim (Asyut Petroleum), Ahmed Fathi (Sheffield United), Ahmed Hassan (Anderlecht), Hossam Ghaly (Tottenham). Strikers: Amr Zaki, Gamal Hamza (Zamalek), Ahmed Al-Mohammadi (ENPPI), Mohamed Fadl (Ismaili).
