Ahli striker Emad Meteb was not included in the starting XI for the game as Shehata opted for Ahmed Hossam “Mido” and Amr Zaki in the Egypt front line.

Shehata is settled on a 3-5-2 formation for the Libya match, a coaching staff member told Filgoal.com ahead of Friday’s game.

The expected line-up for Egypt is: Essam Al-Hadari, Ibrahim Saied, Abdul-Zaher Al-Saqqa, Wael Gomaa, Ahmed Fathi, Mohamed Abdul-Wahab, Mohamed Shawki, Ahmed Hassan, Mohamed Abou-Treika (Hassan Mostafa), Amr Zaki and Mido.

In the Libya camp, coach Ilija Loncarevic named his starting line-up for the tournaments inaugural match.

Libya will be represented by: Luis de Agustini, Osama Hamadi, Mahmoud Maklouf, Walid Osman, Younes Shibani, Nader Tarhuni, Tarek El Taib, Abdelsalam Khamis, Jihad Muntasir, Ahmed Saad, Salem Rewani.