Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been named in Hector Cuper-led Egypt’s World Cup squad, despite a shoulder injury which will keep him out for few weeks.
Salah was a doubt due to an injury he sustained in the Champions League final that took him out of the encounter where Liverpool lost 3-1 to Real Madrid.
The EPL player of the year had travelled to Valencia, Spain, to undergo treatment but has been seen without a sling as he undergoes treatment – He is likely to return on 20th June.
Full squad:
Goalkeepers: Essam El Hadary (Al Taawoun), Mohamed El-Shennawy (Al Ahly), Sherif Ekramy (Al Ahly).
Defenders: Ahmed Fathi, Saad Samir, Ayman Ashraf (all Al Ahly), Mahmoud Hamdy (Zamalek), Mohamed Abdel-Shafy (Al Fateh), Ahmed Hegazi (West Brom), Ali Gabr (Zamalek), Ahmed Elmohamady (Aston Villa), Omar Gaber (Los Angeles FC).
Midfielders: Tarek Hamed, (Zamalek), Shikabala (Zamalek), Abdallah Said (Al Ahli), Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic), Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal), Mahmoud Kahraba (Al Ittihad), Ramadan Sobhi (Stoke City), Mahmoud Hassan (Kasimpasa), Amr Warda (Atromitos Athens).
Forwards: Marwan Mohsen (Al Ahly), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
