Egyptian captain Amro Elsoulia said they are ready for the FIFA Arab Cup semi-final clash against Tunisia on Wednesday.

The meeting of the Carthage Eagles and the Pharaohs will be particularly special for Tunisians Ali Maaloul, Seifeddine Jaziri, Ferjani Sassi and Hamza Mathlouthi.

Both Jaziri and Mathlouthi currently play for Egypt’s Zamalek, while Maaloul plies his trade with fellow Cairo club Al-Ahly.

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Egypt and Tunisia encounters have always been hard fought and frequently decided by small details.

Elsoulia while speaking with FIFA.com said no team was a walk over in the tournament.

“All the teams in this tournament are strong.

“We’re now focused on the Tunisia match.

“I hope we’ll all be ready for it and that we can go on to reach the final and win it.”

The most recent match between the pair saw Egypt win 3-1 on 16 November 2018 during the 2019 AFCON qualifiers.

The Pharaohs started their campaign at this Arab Cup with a narrow victory over Lebanon, before hitting their stride with a 5-0 defeat of Sudan and a draw with Algeria to win their group.

In the last eight, they came from behind to beat Jordan 3-1.