Mohamed Abou-Treika suffered a knee problem while Mohamed Barakat picked up a pelvic injury in Egypt's training, and they might be ruled out of Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Rwanda. "Abou-Treika sustained a knee contusion on Monday night," chief medic Ahmed Maged told FilGoal.com. "However, the injury was only discovered on Tuesday, and it hasn't been determined yet whether it's serious or not." Now both players should undergo an intensive recovery program in an attempt to catch the crucial qualifying match.
Barakat Hassan Shehata's frontline options are quite limited, and the absence of the influential midfield duo would definitely be hard to shoulder. Amr Zaki and Emad Meteb are unavailable through injury, while and Mohamed Zidan was excluded as a disciplinary action for missing last month's friendly with Guinea. Zamalek striker Mido was also left out of the squad due to lack of match fitness. Egypt's squad boasts several inexperienced strikers, including ENPPI's Ahmed Raouf and Petrojet's Al-Sayed Hamdi. The African champions, who lie second in Group C on four points, have to win their remaining qualifying games to keep their qualification hopes alive.
