Egypt will play three friendly matches in preparation towards the African Cup of Nations next month.

The Pharaohs will play Namibia in Cairo on 5 January before taking on Mali in Abu Dhabi five days later.

They will complete their preparations with a game against Angola in Portugal on 13 January.

The north Africans will travel to Ghana for the tournament after that warm-up game in Lisbon.

Egypt have been drawn in Group C where they face Cameroon, Zambia and Sudan.

The Cup of Nations starts on 20 January and the final will be played on 10 February.