Australia name squad for Egypt friendly

The Socceroos roster, led by Everton star Tim Cahill, witnessed no real surprises apart from a first call-up for veteran defender Sasa Ognenovski.

Ognenovski, who was nominated for the 2010 Asian Player for the Year along with Cahill, earned his debut call after a terrific season with Seongham Ilhwa of Korea.

The Australians intend to use the experience of facing Egypt as a warm-up for the Asian Cup of Nations in Qatar next January.

Egypt manager Hassan Shehata will name his squad by the end of the week.

The match will take place on November 17th at Cairo Stadium.

Australia squad:

Goalkeepers: Mark Schwarzer (Fulham, England), Nathan Coe (Sønderjysk Elitesport, Denmark)

Defenders: David Carney (Blackpool, England), Lucas Neill (Galatasaray, Turkey), Jade North (Wellington Phoenix, New Zealand), Sasa Ognenovski (Seongnam Ilhwa, South Korea), Michael Thwaite (Gold Coast United, Australia), Luke Wilkshire (Dinamoi Moscow, Russia)

Midfielders: Tim Cahill (Everton, England), Jason Culina (Gold Coast United, Australia), Brett Emerton (Blackburn Rovers, England), Brett Holman (AZAlkmaar, Holland), Mile Jedinak (Genclerbirligi, Turkey), Matt McKay (Brisbane Roar, Australia), Carl Valeri (Sassuolo, Italy), Dario Vidosic (Nurnberg, Germany)

Strikers: Richard Garcia (Hull City, England), Josh Kennedy (Nagoya Grampus, Japan), Harry Kewell (Galatasaray, Turkey), Scott McDonald (Middlesbrough, England)