The Ahli veteran has been out of action since damaging the cruciate ligament last September in a qualifying game against Sierra Leone, which marked his 175th cap for Egypt.

“I could be fit to play matches in one-and-a-half month,” Hassan told Ahli’s website.

Hassan, 35, is only three games away from matching Saudi Arabia’s Mohamed Al-Daeyea’s record of 178 international caps.

The former Anderlecht ace has been a key figure in Egypt’s back-to-back CAN titles in 2006, 2008 and 2010, winning the best player award twice.