Ali Maher recalls El Shennawy and Trézéguet for Egypt’s Malawi double-header
Mohamed El Shennawy and Mahmoud Hassan ‘Trézéguet’ are back in the Egypt squad, while Modern Sport striker Mahmoud Mamdouh has earned his first senior call-up for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Malawi. Ali Maher named his 26-man squad less than 24 hours after taking charge of the Pharaohs. Captain Mohamed Salah leads […]
Mohamed El Shennawy and Mahmoud Hassan ‘Trézéguet’ are back in the Egypt squad, while Modern Sport striker Mahmoud Mamdouh has earned his first senior call-up for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Malawi.
Ali Maher named his 26-man squad less than 24 hours after taking charge of the Pharaohs. Captain Mohamed Salah leads the group, with Omar Marmoush, Haitham Hassan and Hamza Abdelkarim among Maher’s attacking options.
Mamdouh gets his chance after scoring eight goals in eight Egyptian Premier League matches for Modern Sport. The league’s leading scorer joins Salah, Marmoush and Abdelkarim among the four forwards named by Maher.
El Shennawy is one of four goalkeepers in the squad alongside El Mahdy Soliman, Mostafa Shobeir and Mohamed Alaa. Zamalek pair Mahmoud Hamdy ‘El-Wensh’ and Mohamed Shehata also return, along with Pyramids duo Mahmoud Marei and Nasser Maher.
Maher, a former Egypt and Al Ahly forward, was appointed on Saturday following the dismissal of Hossam Hassan, who guided the Pharaohs to the round of 16 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Maher’s club coaching career has included spells at Pyramids, Al Masry, ENPPI and Ceramica Cleopatra.
His first match in charge is against Malawi in Cairo on Friday, 13 November. The teams meet again in Lilongwe on Tuesday, 17 November, in the fourth round of Group B fixtures.
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Egypt lead the group with four points after a goalless home draw with Angola and a 5–0 win away to South Sudan. Malawi are third with three points. The Flames beat South Sudan 2–1 at home before losing 3–1 to Angola, leaving them just a point behind the Pharaohs going into the double-header.
Egypt squad for the Malawi double-header
Goalkeepers — Mohamed El Shennawy, El Mahdy Soliman, Mostafa Shobeir, Mohamed Alaa.
Defenders — Mahmoud Hamdy ‘El-Wensh’, Hossam Abdelmeguid, Ramy Rabiaa, Mohamed Abdelmonem, Mahmoud Marei, Mohamed Hany, Karim Hafez, Ahmed Fattouh, Tarek Alaa.
Midfielders — Marwan Attia, Mohannad Lasheen, Mahmoud Saber, Mohamed Shehata, Nasser Maher, Ibrahim Adel, Mahmoud Hassan ‘Trézéguet’, Ahmed Sayed ‘Zizo’, Haitham Hassan.
Forwards — Mohamed Salah, Omar Marmoush, Hamza Abdelkarim, Mahmoud Mamdouh.
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