Christian Atsu has been training alone since joining the Black Stars camp amid injury concerns

The 25-year-old was replaced when Newcastle United suffered a home defeat against Bournemouth with his coach Rafael Benitez claiming the Ghanaian winger 'felt something' during the game.

Kwesi Appiah might not risk to through him into a game that will have no bearing on qualification since the Egyptians have already booked a place in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.