Marei headlines Egypt's preliminary squad for 3rd window
CAIRO (FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 African Qualifiers) - With just under ten days to the start of the third window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 African Qualifiers, Egypt received a major boost with the arrivals of Assem Marei and Ahmed Khalaf.
The Pharaohs will host the Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, and Morocco in the second-leg of Group C of the African Qualifiers from June 29 to July 1.
Amr Aboulkheir's men are so determined to return to FIBA's flagship event for the second time in a row that named their best players available.
| Egypt 15-player preliminary squad for second-leg of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 African Qualifiers | |||
| Abdelfadeel Abdelfadeel | Youssef Aboushousha | A. Adel | Ibrahim ElGammal |
| O. Elsheikh | Abo Elnasr | Ramy Gunady | Omar Hussein |
| Ahmed Khalaf | Haytham Khalifa | Assem Marei | Eslam Mohamed |
| Omar Oraby | Ahmed Samy | A. Shawkat | |
Among the 15 pre-selected players is power-forward Assem Marei, who last featured for his country at 2015 FIBA Basketball.
At stake are three spots in the 12-team Second Round of the African Qualifiers, and Egypt, who currently trail Group leaders Angola thanks to a 2-1 mark accomplished in the first-leg, aim to move on, and compete for one of the five tickets on offer for African nations for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 in China.
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