CAN 2025 - Group B: Egypt's overview, squad and fixture list

Overview, squad and fixture list for Egypt at CAN 2025

Egypt/@CAF

Egypt enters the new edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with real ambitions.

The Pharaohs will be counting above all on their Premier League duo, Mohamed Salah and Omar Marmoush, to reclaim continental glory.

Overview

Egypt holds the record for the most titles in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

The Pharaohs have pulled off the remarkable feat of winning the competition seven times in the past, specifically in 1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, and 2010.

Selected squad

Goalkeepers: Mohamed El-Shenawy (Al Ahly), Ahmed El-Shenawy (Pyramids FC), Mostafa Shobeir (Al Ahly), Mohamed Sobhi (Zamalek).

Defenders: Rami Rabia (Al-Ain FC), Mohamed Hany (Al Ahly), Yasser Brahim (Al Ahly), Khaled Sobhi (Al Masry), Ahmed Eid (Al Masry), Hossam Abdelmaguid (Zamalek), Mohamed Ismail (Zamalek), Ahmed Fatouh (Zamalek), Mohamed Hamdy (Al Ahly)

Midfielders: Marwan Attia (Al Ahly), Hamdy Fathi (Al Wakrah), Mohanad Lasheen (Pyramids FC), Mahmoud Saber (Pyramids FC), Mohamed Shehata (Zamalek), Emam Ashour (Al Ahly), Ahmed Sayed Zizo (Al Ahly), Mahmoud Trezeguet (Al Ahly), Ibrahim Adel (Al Jazira Club), Mostafa Fathi (Pyramids FC)

Forwards: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Omar Marmoush (Manchester City), Mostafa Mohamed (FC Nantes), Salah Mohsen (Al Masry), Osama Faisal (Bank El Ahly)

Match schedule

Match 1: Egypt vs Zimbabwe

Adrar Stadium, Agadir

22 December 2025 at 18:00

Match 2: Egypt vs South Africa

Adrar Stadium, Agadir

26 December 2025 at 18:00

Match 3: Angola vs Egypt

Adrar Stadium, Agadir

29 December 2025 at 20:30