Town skipper Sam Morsy has been left out of the Egypt squad for their Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Guinea and Ethiopia.

Morsy, 30, was named in a preliminary 12-man list of overseas players earlier this month but has not included in the party which was announced this afternoon.

The Egyptians host Guinea on June 2nd in Cairo, then travel to face Ethiopia four days later with new manager Ehab Galal in charge for the first time.

Morsy made his international debut in August 2016 and has won seven Egypt caps with his last appearance as a sub against Eswatini in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in November 2018.

Egypt: Mohamed El-Shennawy (Al Ahly), Mohamed Abou-Gabal (Zamalek), Mohamed Sobhi (Pharco), Mahmoud Gad (ENPPI), Ahmed Hegazi (Ittihad Jeddah), Mohamed Hany, Ayman Ashraf, Yasser Ibrahim, Mohamed Abdelmonem (Al Ahly), Ahmed Fatouh, Mahmoud El-Wensh, Mahmoud Alaa (Zamalek), Mohamed Hamdi, Ali Gabr, Omar Gaber (Pyramids), Mahmoud Marei, Omar Kamal (Future), Mostafa El-Zenary (Tala’a El-Gaish), Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal), Hamdi Fathy, Amr El-Sulya, Hussein El-Shahat, Mohamed Magdy Afsha, Ahmed Abdelkader (Al Ahly), Emam Ashour (Zamalek), Mohamed Ibrahim (Ceramica Cleopatra), Ahmed Hamdi (Montreal), Nabil Dounga (Pyramids), Khaled El-Ghandour (Ittihad of Alexandria), Mohanad Lashin (Tala’a El-Gaish), Canaria (Smouha), Mahmoud Trezeguet (Ä°stanbul Başakşehir), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Mostafa Mohamed (Galatasaray), Omar Marmoush (Stuttgart), Mohamed Sherif (Al Ahly), Ahmed Sayed Zizo (Zamalek), Mostafa Fathi (Al Taawon), Ibrahim Adel, Ramadan Sobhi (Pyramids), Ahmed Atef, Ahmed Refaat (Future), Mostafa Shalaby (ENPPI), Marwan Hamdi (Smouha).

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TonyHumesIpswich added 20:13 - May 27 Not good news
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ArnieM added 20:15 - May 27 Nope, it isn't . I can see him deciding league one football isn't helping his international career, and so looks to move away . You couldn't blame him tbh .
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Juggsy added 20:24 - May 27 Their loss. To be fair they haven't played him for 4 years so it's not like a sudden downturn after joining us.
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cressi added 20:36 - May 27 As said earlier hasn't played for years only had 7 caps.Needs to concentrate on the job in hand to who pay his wages
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blues1 added 20:36 - May 27 Why is it bad news? If playing in lge1 was an issue, he wouldn't have been named in the original squad in the 1st place.
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ArnieM added 23:25 - May 27 Juggsy: good point 👍
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Bazza8564 added 07:54 - May 28 Good, let him get a good rest, a decen pre season and a great season. At 30, he needs to be playing less not more
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Saxonblue74 added 09:25 - May 28 I may be mistaken here, but didn't he make himself " unavailable" when selected earlier last season?
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Saxonblue74 added 09:25 - May 28 ...May have been Macauley Bonne?
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Positive_Vibes added 10:33 - May 28 I'm a big fan of Morsy. Made a big difference to our midfield since his arrival. My only concern is the number of yellow cards he attracts. 15 last season. Suggesting he can be a little hot headed. Whilst we will no doubt lose him for matches due to his discipline, selfishly at least we aren't losing him for internationals.
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hyperbrit added 12:48 - May 28 less is more...time and time again players turn up at training exhausted from internationals
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