The Egyptian national team headed to Alexandria s Borg El-Arab stadium on Tuesday afternoon to begin their trip to Uganda s Kampala, ahead of the much-anticipated 2018 African World Cup qualifier.
The two nations will face-off Thursday at the Mandela National Stadium, five days before the second-leg in Alexandria.
The Pharaohs team showed up in full for their final training session on Tuesday morning, with 29 players taking part.
All players who had been called-up were present, including the 15 foreign-based players requested for national duty, such as Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah.
The technical staff, under Argentinean manager Hector Cuper, have excluded four players from the squad: Ismaily keeper Mohamed Awad, Ahly defender Ayman Ashraf, Ahly midfielder Ahmed El-Shiekh and Smouha defender Mahmoud Ezzat, who was called-up late to substitute Zamalek s injured Ali Gabr.
"I am confident of the players ability to overcome Uganda as well as easily getting to the World Cup finals," Cuper said on Monday.
Topping Group E with six points, the Pharaohs are looking for a victory in the Ugandan capital to boost their qualification chances.
Egypt will host Uganda on 5 September at Alexandria s Borg El-Arab Stadium.
Egypt last made it to the World Cup in 1990 and hope to end their 28-year wait with an appearance in Russia next year.
The final 25-man squad is as follows:
Goalkeepers:
Essam El-Hadary (Taawoun, KSA), Sherif Ekrami (Ahly), Ahmed El-Shennawy (Zamalek).
Defenders:
Ahmed Elmohamady (Aston Villa, England), Mohamed Abdel-Shafi (Ahly Jeddah, KSA), Ahmed Hegazi (West Bromwich, England), Omar Gaber (Basel, Switzerland), Karim Hafiz (Lens, France), Saad Samir (Ahly), Rami Rabia (Ahly), Ahmed Fathi (Ahly), Mohamed Fathi (Ismaily).
Midfielders:
Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal, England), Mahmoud "Trezeguet" Hassan (Kasimpasa, Turkey), Sam Morsi (Wigan, England), Ramadan Sobhi (Stoke City, England), Tarek Hamed (Zamalek), Hossam Ashour (Ahly), Abdallah El-Said (Ahly), Saleh Gomaa (Ahly).
Forwards:
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, England), Ahmed Koka (Sporting Braga, Portugal), Amr Gamal (Bivest Witts, South Africa), Mahmoud "Kahraba" Abdel-Moneim (Ittihad Jeddah, Saudi Arabia), Hossam Hassan (Smouha).
