The Red Eagles gathered today at El Tetsh to continue their preparations for Saturday’s game in the second leg of the CAF Champions League round of 32 against Niger’s USGN.
We returned from Niger with a 1-1 draw in the first leg at Général Seyni Kountché stadium.
Pitso Mosimane held a tactical video session with his players to discuss Saturday’s encounter. Our South African coach gave some instructions to his players to make sure that the team will be at their best to secure our spot in the Champions League group stage.
Mahmoud Kahraba is back to action at El Tetsh after missing Tuesday’s session for illness.
Mahmoud Wahid also took part in part of the training and he will gradually return to full training.
Hussien El Shahat is fit for Saturday’s encounter. El Shahat was mostly involved in today’s training session and he is set to rejoin the team’s full training on Thursday.
Fitness Drills, Strong Training Game
Our players started Wednesday’s session at the gym, where they carried out several fitness drills for almost 45 minutes.
The session was concluded with a strong practice game that saw the participation of our three available goalkeepers, Ali Lotfy, Mostafa Shobier and Hamza Alaa.
The condition of Mohamed El Shenawy, our goalkeeper and captain, is improving as he has taken huge steps in his recovery road. He is currently performing some drills to recover from his hamstring muscle injury.
Our captain took the second Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection on Wednesday.
As per the regulations of CAF, the Red Eagles are set to undergo a COVID-19 test on Thursday.
