Africa: Egypt Squad for FIFA World Cup Qualifiers Has Familiar Look to It

Egypt’s squad for their FIFA World Cup qualifier against Ethiopia on Friday and then Sierra Leone next week has a familiar look about it, save for the omission of the Egyptian Premier League’s top scorer Emam Ashour.

The 27-year-old Al Ahly midfielder has scored nine goals this season but did not make coach Hossam Hassan’s 24-man squad for the two Group A matches.

Egypt will be looking to keep up, or even extend, their four-point lead in the standings, as they take on Ethiopia in Casablanca,…