Today, Saturday, Portuguese coach Rui Vitoria announced the final squad of the Egyptian national team that will participate in the African Cup of Nations football tournament in Ivory Coast.

The Africa Cup of Nations will be held in Ivory Coast from January 13 to February 11, 2024.

The Egyptian Football Association – via its Instagram account – announced the 27-man roster led by national team captain and England Liverpool star Mohamed Salah.

Portugal coach Yasser Ibrahim dropped Hussain Al-Shahad, Abdullah Al-Sayed and Ramadan Sofi from the Pharaohs' national team roster.

#Côte_Ivoire_Road ..Barrows Group pic.twitter.com/JZcIvmwZdi

— MEDI1TV (@Medi1TV) December 24, 2023

The Portuguese coach revealed that the team's final camp to prepare for the tournament will begin next Tuesday, during which they will play a friendly against Tanzania on January 7 in Cairo before traveling to Ivory Coast two days later.

“I have been working with the national team for a year and a half and we have become a well-known personality and a clear way of playing. Against all teams, big and small, we maintain our shape and possession. If we lose the ball, we try to recover it quickly. It is usually our method.”

Rui Vitoria, coach of the national team #Egypt 🎙️

I will not promise the fans the Africa Cup of Nations pic.twitter.com/pe642Ivk6M

– Muhammad Al-Gazar 🦅 (@mohamedelgazar4) December 30, 2023

On the possibility of Egypt reaching the finals and competing for the title, Vitoria said, “No coach can promise to reach the championship title before the start. But we have a competitive spirit and we face great teams and we fight every time. We have the ability to face any competitor in the competition.

The Egyptian national team will begin their campaign against Mozambique on January 14 in Group Two, which includes Ghana and Cape Verde.

Egypt national team line-up

• Goalkeeping: Mohammed El-Shenawi (Al-Ahly), Ahmed El-Shenawi (Pyramids), Mohammed Abu Jabal (National Bank), and Mohammed Sofi (Zamalek).

🚨Officially:

Egyptian national team coach Rui Vitoria has announced that he will call up Ahmed Hegazi to the Egyptian national team roster for the upcoming African Nations Championship💛 pic.twitter.com/vRBw8L7e1M

— IttyMania (@Ittymania) December 30, 2023

• Security: Ahmed Heghazi (Saudi Al-Ittihad), Mohamed Abdel Monim (Al-Ahly), Ali Kabr (Pyramids), Osama Kalal, Ahmed Sami, Mohammed Hamdi (Pyramids), Mohammed Hani (Al-Ahly), Omar Kamal (Modern Future) , and Ahmad Fattuh (Zamalek).

Abdullah al-Sayyid, Husayn al-Shahad and Ramadan without Shobi❌

List of players excluded from the Egyptian national team for the 2023 African Nations 🇪🇬 pic.twitter.com/wpoJUZg4Qg

— FilGoal (@FilGoal) December 30, 2023

• In the middle: Hamdi Badi (Al-Waqra, Qatar), Imam Ashour (Al-Ahly), Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal, England), Marwan Attia (Al-Ahly), Ahmed El-Sayed Zizo (Zamalek), Ahmed Nabil Khukka (Al-Ahly ) ), and Mahmud Hamada (al-Masri).

Little Pharaoh is ready to celebrate

Anaconda Mostafa Mohamed is in the Egyptian national squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations 🏆🇪🇬#French League pic.twitter.com/vOUuAaLUt6

– French League (@Ligue1_Arab) December 30, 2023

• Attack: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, England), Mustafa Fathi (Pyramids), Mahmoud Hasan Tresket (Trabzonspor, Turkey), Omar Marmoush (Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany), Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes, France), Mahmoud Abdel Monim Kahraba (Al-Ahly), and Ahmed Hasan Kouga (Bendek) Turkish Sports.