Today’s Seventh TV broadcast special coverage of the confrontation Egypt national team Led by its technical director Hossam Hassan, in front of Botswana In the second round of the qualifiers for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.
The African Union decided to change the date of the Egypt-Botswana match, which was scheduled for 4 pm today, Tuesday, due to the late arrival of the Botswana team from Mauritania, and to hold it at 8 pm Botswana time, before the Egyptian team objected due to the flight conditions for the professional players and the players participating with the four clubs in Africa, which are Al-Ahly, Pyramids, Zamalek and Al-Masry, and the date was changed again and held at 7 pm today, Tuesday, Cairo time.
The match will be held at Francistown Stadium in Botswana, which can accommodate 26,000 fans. The Egyptian team is at the top of the group with 3 points, on goal difference from Mauritania, while Botswana is in third place with no points.
The match will be managed by a Somali refereeing crew led by Omar Abdulkadir Artan, assisted by Hamza Haji as first assistant, Ali Mohammed as second assistant, and Ahmed Hassan Hussein as fourth referee.
The Egyptian national team seeks to achieve victory over Botswana and return with the three points. Hossam Hassan held more than one session with the players to urge them to win and score an early goal against the home team, while ensuring a balance between defense and attack.
Hossam Hassan, the national team’s technical director, is making slight changes to the lineup that will play today’s match against Botswana, especially in light of the injuries and absences, after Imam Ashour, Omar Marmoush and Mostafa Mohamed were excluded due to injury, in addition to Ahmed Hegazy due to special circumstances.
Hossam Hassan decided to continue with Hamdi Fathi and Rami Rabia in the heart of the defense, while he is scheduled to push the trio Mohamed Elneny, Marawan Attia and Zizo in the midfield, and in the attack Trezeguet, Mohamed Salah and Osama Faisal.
The Egyptian national team is scheduled to play today’s match with the following lineup: Mohamed El-Shennawy in goal, Mohamed Hany, Hamdy Fathy, Ramy Rabia and Mohamed Hamdy in defence, Marawan Attia, Mohamed Elneny and Zizo in midfield, and Trezeguet, Mohamed Salah and Osama Faisal in attack.
In contrast, Mohamed Mohsen Abu Greisha, the general coach of the Botswana national team, confirmed that facing the Egyptian national team is difficult in order for the Pharaohs to continue their victories in the African Nations Cup qualifiers after defeating Cape Verde in Cairo, with three clean goals.
The general coach of the Botswana national team explained that the match between the Egyptian national team and Botswana will be very difficult, especially after the Botswana national team suffered a defeat in the first round away from home against the Mauritanian national team, and in light of the Pharaohs’ desire to continue to lead Group Three.