Egypt’s Ahmed Fathi has been ruled out f the Egyptian side which will play against Rwanda in the 2010 World/Africa Nations Cup qualifier on July 5 in Cairo. Fathi aggravated his knee injury over the weekend in the on-going Confederation Cup which is being held in South Africa. The versatile midfielder initially picked up a knee ligament injury during Egypt’s stunning 1-0 victory over world champions Italy in the Confederations Cup last week. He was deemed fit to play against the US but his participation in the Pharaohs’ embarrassing 3-0 defeat proved costly. He limped off the pitch few minutes after the restart, making way for defender Ahmed Saied ‘Ouka’. Ends
