The Argentine tactician included veteran goalkeeper Essam Hadary in his team while there are also places for star men Mohammed Salah and Arsenal’s Mohammed El Nenny in the 23-man squad.

The Pharaohs were drawn in Group E alongside Ghana, Congo, and Uganda, with only the winner of the group qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

Goalkeepers: Essam El Hadary (Wadi Degla) , Sherif Ekramy ( Al Ahly) , Ahmed El Shenawy (Zamalek).

Defenders: Ahmed Hegazy (Al Ahly) , Ahmed Dwedar (Zamalek) , Ali Gabr (Zamalek) , Hamadan Tolba (El Masry) Mohamed Abdel Shafy (Ahly Jeddeh) . Ahmed Elmohamady (Hull City) . Omar Gaber (FC Basel) . Ahmed Fathy (Al Ahly).

Midfielders: Abdullah Al Saied (Al Ahly) , Momen Zakryia (Al Ahly) , Ibrahim Salah (Zamalek) , Tarek Hamed (Zamalek) , Mostafa Fathy(Zamalek), Mohamed El Nneny (Arsenal), Mahmoud Hassan Trezguet (Mouscron), Ramadan Sobhy (Stoke City), Mohamed Salah (Roma), Amr Wardah (Panatelikos)

Attackers: Basem Morsy (Zamalek), Ahmed Hassan Kouka (Braga)