Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny, Liverpool Stars Mohamed Salah and Galatasary striker Mostafa Mohamed are in the Egypt squad that is headed to Nairobi to face Harambee Stars in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.
El Neny posted on Twitter a photo of him and his teammates in a plane that is expected to touch down at the Jomo Kenyatta international airport shortly after 9pm local time.
Egypt, who top Group 'G' of the 2021 Afcon qualifiers with eight points, will face-off with third-placed Harambee Stars in Nairobi tomorrow before welcoming Comoros, who are also on eight points, on March 29.
Harambee Stars face an uphill task of making an immediate return to the continental showpiece after gracing the 2019 edition held in Egypt.
A 1-1 home draw against lowly Comoros and a 2-1 away loss means that they have to win the remaining two matches convincingly if they are to stand an outside chance of making it to Cameroon next year.
Egypt squad
Goalkeepers
Mohamed El-Shennawy (Al Ahly SC), Mahmoud Gennesh (Zamalek SC), Mohamed Bassam (Tala’a El-Gaish SC), Amer Amer (Ceramica Cleopatra FC).
Defenders
Mohamed Hany, Ayman Ashraf, Yasser Ibrahim (Al Ahly SC), Omar Gaber, Ali Gabr, Ahmed Ayman Mansour (Pyramids FC), Ahmed Fetouh, Mahmoud El-Wensh (Zamalek SC) and Ahmed Hegazi (Ittihad Jeddah SC)
Midfielders
Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal FC), Amr El-Sulya, Hamdi Fathi, Mohamed Magdy Afsha (Al Ahly SC), Tarek Hamed, Ahmed Sayed Zizo (Zamalek SC), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool FC), Mahmoud Trezeguet (Aston Villa FC), Mohamed Farouk, Islam Issa (Pyramids FC) and Mostafa Fathi (Smouha SC)
Forwards
Mostafa Mohamed (Galatasaray S.K.), Hossam Hassan (Smouha SC), Ahmed Yasser Rayan (Ceramica Cleopatra FC) and Mohamed Sherif (Al Ahly SC)