Cairo, May 21 -- Mohamed Salah is set to captain Egypt at the World Cup this summer after being named in their preliminary 27-man squad.
The 33-year-old forward, who will leave Liverpool at the end of the season after nine years, has scored 67 goals in 115 appearances for Egypt.
He is joined by Manchester City winger Omar Marmoush and uncapped 18-year-old Hamza Abdelkarim, who plays for Barcelona Under-19s.
Nantes forward Mostafa Mohamed has been left out, and head coach Hossam Hassan will dropone player after a friendly against Russia in Cairo on May 28 to reduce the squad to the FIFA-mandated 26 players, according to BBC Sport.
Egypt will play Brazil in a friendly in Cleveland on June 6.
Drawn in Group G at the World Cup, Egypt face ...