CAIRO: Egypt assistant coach Hamada Sedki implied that Hosni Abd-Rabou is ready to play against DR Congo on Sunday.

Abd-Rabou s availability for the 2010 World Cup qualifier was uncertain amid the infamous Ismaili-Strasbourg transfer saga.

However, it seems that Hassan Shehata has concerns over the CAN 2008 Player of the Tournament, who missed training on Thursday.

Hosni is totally focused on the game, I assure he is ready to play, Sedki told FilGoal.com on Saturday.

Despite facing some difficulties recently, I think the team are in good shape for the Congo match.

Apart from the Abd-Rabou issue, Egypt s squad was hit by a number of blows in late, including injuries to Mohamed Abou-Treika and Mohamed Zidan.

The African champions will also face Djibouti and Malawi in Group 12.