Egypt National Team Announces Absence of Hamdi Fathy in Angola Match for Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers

- The director of the Egyptian national football team, Ibrahim Hassan, announced the absence of player Hamdi Fathy from the matches against Angola and South Sudan in the qualifiers for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations due to injury. Hassan stated in remarks reported by the Egyptian Football Association's website on Sunday that Hamdi Fathy suffered an injury while playing for his Qatari club Al-Wakrah, confirming his absence from the national team's training camp for the matches against Angola and South Sudan scheduled for the 25th and 29th of this month, as well as a friendly match against South Africa on October 4.

Hassan added that Fathy will be out of the camp due to the difficulty of his recovery in time for the three matches, joining the duo Mahmoud Trezeguet and Yasser Ibrahim, who are also absent due to injury. The Egyptian national team will play its first match in the qualifiers for the Africa Cup against Angola at the Cairo International Stadium.

The Egyptian Football Association clarified that security authorities have approved the attendance of 40,000 fans at the match.