Portuguese manager Jaime Pacheco of Pyramids FC has announced his squad for their upcoming African Champions League group stage matches against Mauritania’s FC Nouadhibou and South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns.The Egyptian side is set to leave Cairo today, heading to the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott.
They are scheduled to face FC Nouadhibou this coming Saturday in the second round of group stage matches.
Immediately following this, they will travel to South Africa for their third-round game against Mamelodi Sundowns.
Named in the squad are:Goalkeepers: Ahmed El-Shenawy, Sherif Ekramy, Ahmed Mayhoub.Defenders: Mahmoud Marei, Osama Galal, Ali Gabr, Mohamed Hamdi, Mohamed Chibi, Karim Hafez, Ahmed Fathi, Ahmed Sami.
Midfielders: Billel Omrani, Ahmed Tawfik, Ramadan Sobhi, Mohannad Lasheen, Mohamed Reda Bobo, Seif Gaafar, Youssef Osama, Mostafa Fathi.
Forwards: Fisron Mayele, Dodo Elgabas, Fakhry Lakay.Notably, Abdullah El-Said and Morocco’s Walid El Karti are expected to join the squad in South Africa.
Both players are currently undergoing a rehabilitation programme, with El-Said dealing with fatigue and El Karti recovering from a muscle tear that has kept him sidelined recently.