Mido Out Of Egypt’s Squad

Striker Mido has been dropped from Egypt’s final squad for this month’s Africa Cup of Nations in Angola.

Mido had originally been named in coach Hassan Shehata’s preliminary squad of 32 players for the tournament.

He has struggled with form since he returned to Egypt to play for Zamalek.

Mido played in a 1-1 draw with Malawi in Cairo on Tuesday but looked out of shape.

Egypt are also without key players Amr Zaki and current BBC African Footballer of the Year, Mohammed Aboutrika, both out due to injury.

The reigning African champions fly to Dubai on 1 January to continue training and play Mali in their final friendly three days later.

The Pharaoh’s begin their Group C campaign against Nigeria on 12 January before taking on Mozambique and then Benin.