Mohamed Salah makes Egypt World Cup squad despite injury concerns
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Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has made Egypt‘s final squad for the World Cup despite suffering a shoulder injury in the Champions League final.
Ahmed Elmohamady of Aston Villa, Wigan Athletic’s Sam Morsy and Ahmed Hegazi of West Bromwich Albion are among the other Premier League stars to make the squad.
The Pharoes will open their World Cup campaign with a match against Uruguay on June 15.
Egypt will also face host nation Russia and Saudi Arabia in Group A.
Full squad
Goalkeepers: Essam El Hadary, Mohamed El-Shennawy, Sherif Ekramy
Defenders: Ahmed Fathi, Saad Samir, Ayman Ashraf, Mahmoud Hamdy, Mohamed Abdel-Shafy, Ahmed Hegazi, Ali Gabr, Ahmed Elmohamady, Omar Gaber
Midfielders: Tarek Hamed, Shikabala, Abdallah Said, Sam Morsy, Mohamed Elneny, Mahmoud Kahraba, Ramadan Sobhi, Mahmoud Hassan, Amr Warda
Forwards: Marwan Mohsen, Mohamed Salah
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