Egypt midfielder Mahmoud Trezeguet will not be available when the team meet North African rivals Tunisia in their opening Group J clash of the African Nations Cup qualifiers on Sunday due to injury.
The Anderlecht man left Egypt s training camp in Alexandria after picking up a foot injury, the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) said in a brief statement on Tuesday.
It was not immediately clear if Egypt coach Hector Cuper will call up a replacement before the team fly to Tunisia.
Trezeguet has been one of Egypt s key players since making his debut little more than three years ago, with his commitment and work rate earning him a regular place in the team s starting line-up.
He has earned 18 international caps, including six at the Nations Cup in Gabon earlier this year where Egypt reached the final before losing 2-1 to Cameroon in the final.
The 22-year-old spent the last season on loan at Belgian first-division club Mouscron. Reports said league champions Anderlecht will offload him in the summer.
Egypt face Tunisia away from home in their opening Group J match of the 2019 Nations Cup qualifiers. The group also includes minnows Niger and Swaziland.
