Adam El-Abd has seen his hopes of a World Cup debut with Egypt dashed.
The Albion defender has been told passport registering procedures will not be completed in time for the qualifier against Mozambique on Friday.
Egypt boss Bob Bradley revealed in The Argus yesterday there was a delay in processing paperwork for El-Abd, who was born in Brighton and has an Egyptian father.
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