EXCLUSIVE: Egyptian national team coach Ahmed Soliman has told EgyptianPlayers.com that Mohamed Zidan has not yet been excluded from the African Cup squad, but that there are plenty of players in his position, and so missing out on him isn't a disaster.


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After being informed of comments made by Ahmed Zidan (Zidan's brother) to EP, Ahmed Soliman responded, "We rung Zidan a lot and I called him and left a message on the answering machine of his mobile phone, and Shawki Ghareeb left a message too."

He continued, "The squad names have also been written all over the Internet and surely he has been on and seen."

In regard to the squad, Soliman denied that Zidan was out of it completely, but hinted that there is no horrendous need for him. "We haven't made a final decision on dismissing him. We will wait and if he comes then we will have a sit down and see what to do.