International Friendly 7 March 2013: Qatar versus Egypt

Egypt, missing from the globe's top football tournament since 1990, readies for the next round of 2014 World Cup qualifiers with a football friendly hosted by Qatar on 7 March 2013. Coach Bob Bradley, per a report at Ahram Online, will not bring into camp any foreign-based footballers for the match.

As one would imagine, the roster is stacked with members from globally recognized Al Ahly.

After this friendly, Egypt next takes on Zimbabwe in qualification action on 26 March.

Goalkeeper: Sherif Ekrami (Ahly) and Al-Hani Soliman (Ittihad of Alexandria)

Defenders: Wael Goma (Ahly), Mohamed Naguib (Ahly), Rami Rabia (Ahly), Ahmed Shedid Qenawi (Ahly), Mohamed Abdel Fattah (Wadi Degla) and Mohamed Belal (Smouha)

Midfielders: Hossam Ashour (Ahly), Abdullah-El-Said (Ahly), Ahmed Usama (Wadi Degla), Tarek Hamed (Smouha), Ibrahim Abdel-Khalek (Smouha), Mohamed Hamoudy (Smouha) and Ahmed Magdy (Mahallah)

Forwards: El-Sayed Hamdy (Ahly), Hussein Hamdy (Maqassa) and Amr Marei (Wadi Degla)

Prediction: Pharaohs too much for the soon-to-be World Cup hosts, 3-1.

Zimbabwe invited to take part in three-week tour of Caribbean

The African footballers recently received an invite, per a report at Zimbabwe Independent, to take part in a number of football friendly matches in April.

If Zimbabwe accepts the invitation, the Warriors will play the Caribbean island nations of Jamaica, Barbados, Dominica, St Lucia and St Vincent as the African nation prepares for qualification for the 2015 AFCON tournament.