and saying that he did not want to confront such situations in international games. However, on 8 August 2012, he was called up by manager Bob Bradley for friendly matches against Benin and Cameroon. After being featured in the squad for Egypt's 2014 African Nations Championship qualifying campaign, Shikabala endured a three-year absence from the national team. He returned to the squad on 12 November 2017, where he scored his first official international goal against Ghana in Egypt's final World Cup qualifier. In June 2018, he was named to Egypt's final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Career statistics International Statistics accurate as of match played 1 June 2018 International goals Scores and results list Egypt's goal tally first. Honours and achievements Zamalek Egyptian Premier League: 2002–03, 2003–04, 2020–21, 2021–22 Egypt Cup: 2008, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2020–21 Egyptian Super Cup: 2016–17, 2019–20 CAF Super Cup: 2003, 2020 Arab Club Championship: 2003 Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup: 2003 Egypt African Cup of Nations: 2010 World Military Cup: 2007 Nile Basin Tournament: 2011 Individual Egyptian Premier League top goalscorer: 2010–11 (Shared with Ahmed Abd El-Zaher) EFA Player of the Year: 2011 References External links Egyptian Players Abroad: Mahmoud Fadlalla Shikaala – FC PAOK (Greece), SoccerEgypt.com 1986 births Living people Egyptian footballers Egypt international footballers Egyptian expatriate footballers People from Aswan 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players Zamalek SC players PAOK FC players Al-Wasl F.C. players Sporting CP footballers Ismaily SC players Al-Raed FC players Apollon Smyrnis F.C. players Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Egyptian people of Nubian descent Egyptian Premier League players Nubian people Primeira Liga players Saudi Professional League players Super League Greece players UAE Pro League players 2018 FIFA World Cup players Association football midfielders Association football wingers