Russia calls as Egypt faces Uganda

CAIRO – 31 August 2017: The Egyptian national team, managed by Hector Cuper, will face Uganda on Thursday in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers.

This match will be very decisive in determining who will qualify to the 2018 World Cup that will be held in Russia.

The Pharaohs will be looking for a precious three points as they play their third match of the group stages in Uganda. On the other hand, Uganda will play this match looking to keep their chances high for qualifying to the 2018 World Cup by securing the three points of the match.

Cuper is expected to enter the match with the following 4-2-3-1 lineup consisting of the following players:

Goalkeeper: Essam El Hadry

Defenders: Ahmed Fathy, Ahmed Hegazi, Saad Samir, MohamedAbdelshafy

Midfielders: TarekHamed, Mohamed El Neny

Attacking midfielders: Mahmoud Hassan Trezguet, Abdallah El Said, Mohamed Salah

Striker: AmrGamal

Egypt’s group in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers is as follows: Egypt is in first place with 6 points, Uganda is in second place with two points, and Ghana is in third place with 1 point, followed by Congo in last place with 0 points.