Egypt National Team Excludes New Player Due to ((Tartan))
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Egypt's national team announced, yesterday, the exclusion of Nice defender Mohamed Abdelmonem from the official list to play against South Sudan scheduled for Tuesday, as part of the second round of qualifiers for the African Cup of Nations 2027.
Egypt's national team director, Ibrahim Hassan, said that Mohamed Abdelmonem was decided to be excluded from the traveling list to South Sudan due to the player having previously undergone a cruciate ligament operation, and medical warnings against playing on the artificial turf of the South Sudan match field «Tartan», based on the medical report of his French club Nice.
The Egyptian Football Association had announced yesterday that the technical staff of the Egyptian national team, led by Hossam Hassan, had agreed with the team captain, Mohamed Salah, before the Angola match, not to play against South Sudan, to protect him due to the pitch surface.
After Salah.. Egypt's national team excludes a new player due to «Tartan».
Signs of anger and surprise appeared on Salah's face after his early substitution against Angola, while Hossam Hassan confirmed that the substitution of the Trabzonspor star was for technical reasons, according to the requirements and course of the match.
Egypt's national team started its African qualifiers with a goalless draw against Angola, in the match that brought them together last Friday at the Cairo International Stadium.
