Mido, who made the provisional squad, was tipped to replace injured Zamalek teammate Amr Zaki in Shehata's attacking department.

However, the 26-year-old was omitted from the final squad and the reasons behind his exclusion are yet to be known.

Zamalek doctor Mostafa Al-Monayeri said on the club's official website that the towering frontman, who took part in Tuesday's 1-1 friendly draw with Malawi, did not suffer from any injury problems.

Eight other players didn’t make the list, including Ahli trio Ahmed Adel, Mostafa Shebeita and Sherif Abdul-Fadil.

There was also no place for Petrojet duo Walid Soliman and Mohamed Shaaban, Zamalek winger Hazem Emam and Ismaili full-back Ahmed Samir Farag.

On the other hand, Zamalek defender Mohamed Abdul-Shafi and Ittihad playmaker Mohamed Nagi 'Geddo' are among the new faces.

Egypt Final Squad:

Goalkeepers: Essam Al-Hadari (Ismaili), Abdul-Wahed Al-Sayed (Zamalek), Mahmoud Aboul-Saoud (Mansoura).

Defenders: Wael Gomaa, Sayed Moawad, Ahmed Fathi (Ahli), Mahmoud Fathallah, Hani Saied, Mohamed Abdul-Shafi (Zamalek), Moatassem Salem (Ismaili), Ahmed Al-Muhammadi (ENPPI), Abdul-Zaher Al-Saqqa (Eskisehirspor, Turkey).

Midfielders: Ahmed Hassan (Ahli), Shikabala (Zamalek), Abdul-Aziz Tawfik (ENPPI), Ahmed Eid (Harras Hodoud), Hosni Abd-Rabou (Ahli, UAE), Hossam Ghaly (Nassr, Saudi Arabia).

Strikers: Emad Meteb (Ahli), Ahmed Raouf (ENPPI), Al-Sayed Hamdi (Petrojet), Geddo (Ittihad), Mohamed Zidan (Dortmund, Germany).