After concluding their preparation for their upcoming Africa Cup of Nations 2017 qualifying clash with Nigeria, Egypt’s Argentinean manager Hector Cuper announced that he finally reached the final line-up for the crucial game.

“I am satisfied with the Burkina Faso game and I will work to avoid the mistakes made in the friendly when we face Nigeria,” Cuper said.

“We almost reached the final lineup with the start of the Nigeria game, The Nigeria game is a test to determine our real abilities, and we will do our best during this game.

“I understand the criticism after facing minor teams since we didn’t reach the high performance we all look for but we will when we play against Nigeria. I know the teams we played are more minor than our team but they are the available teams during this time,” Egypt’s coach said.

Veteran goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary has rejoined the Egypt squad for the first time since 2014, ahead of the Pharaohs’ friendly match against Burkina Faso, but watched the game from the bench.

The 43-year-old Wadi Degla goalkeeper El-Hadary missed national duty for almost 15 months as the technical staff mainly depended on Ahly’s goalkeeper Sherif Ekramy.

“El-Hadary has been performing well recently and he is brilliant leader in the pitch,” Cuper told the conference.

“He is ready to take part in Nigeria game at any time,” Egypt’s national team manager concluded.