Hossam Hassan announces the formation of the Egyptian national team to face Guinea Bissau at the end of the qualifiers

Hossam Hassan, the coach of the Egyptian national team, announced the formation with which he will play against Guinea-Bissau in the final round of qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.

 

The Pharaohs enter the match having officially clinched qualification to the World Cup following their victory in the last round over Djibouti by 3-0.

And Mohamed Sobhi is leading the charge. The basic goalkeeping formation, while Mustafa Mohamed takes over the leadership of the attacking line in light of the absence of a number of key players, most notably Mohamed El-Shenawy and Mohamed Salah, who were rested.

Hossam Hassan also brought in the duo Mohannad Lashin and Ahmed Nabil “Koka” In midfield to compensate for the absence of Marwan Attia and Hamdi Fathi due to suspension.

The official formation of the Egyptian national team was as follows:

Goalkeeper: Mohamed Sobhi

Defense line: Mohamed Hani – Rami Rabia – Yasser Ibrahim – Mohamed Hamdy

Midfield: Muhannad Lashin – Ahmed Nabil "Koka"

In front of them: Ahmed Sayed Zizo – Ibrahim Adel – Mahmoud Hassan "Trezeguet"

Offensive line: Mustafa Mohamed

Substitutes: Mustafa Schubert – Abdulaziz Al-Balouti – Hossam Abdel Majeed – Amr Al-Gazzar – Khaled Sobhi – Ahmed Eid – Mahmoud Saber – Mustafa Fathi – Osama Faisal.