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Egypt national under-20 football team

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Egypt U-20
Nickname(s)The old Pharaohs
AssociationEgyptian Football Association
ConfederationCAF
Head coachRogério Micale
CaptainMoataz Mohamed
Home stadiumCairo International Stadium
FIFA codeEGY
First colours
Second colours
African Youth Championship
Appearances15 (first in 1979)
Best resultChampions (1981, 1991, 2003, 2013)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1981)
Best resultThird Place (2001)

The Egypt national under-20 football team is the national youth team of Egypt. It is administered by the Egyptian Football Association.

Their best performance in the U-20 World Cup was a third-place finish in 2001. This remains the highest result Egypt has achieved in any International World Cup.

Their nickname, The Young Pharaohs is an obvious reference to the nickname of the National Team, The Pharaohs.

Egypt hosted the 2009 U-20 World Cup.

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

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FIFA World Youth Championship

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FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Tunisia 1977 Did Not Participate
Japan 1979
Australia 1981 Quarter-finals - 4 1 2 1 9 10 Squad
Mexico 1983 Did Not Participate
Soviet Union 1985
Chile 1987
Saudi Arabia 1989
Portugal 1991 Group Stage - 3 1 0 2 6 2 Squad
Australia 1993 Did Not Participate
Qatar 1995
Malaysia 1997
Nigeria 1999
Argentina 2001 Semi-final 3rd 7 4 1 2 8 11 Squad
United Arab Emirates 2003 Round of 16 - 4 1 1 2 2 3 Squad
Netherlands 2005 Group Stage - 3 0 0 3 0 5 Squad
Canada 2007 Did Not Participate
Egypt 2009 Round of 16 - 4 2 0 2 9 7 Squad
Colombia 2011 Round of 16 - 4 2 1 1 7 3 Squad
Turkey 2013 Group Stage 17th 3 1 0 2 4 4 Squad
New Zealand 2015 Did Not Participate
South Korea 2017 Did Not Participate
Poland 2019 Did Not Participate
Argentina 2023 Did Not Participate
Chile 2025 To Be Determined
- Total Third Place 8/19 32 12 5 15 45 45
  • Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Tournament Records

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Africa U-20 Cup of Nations

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Africa U-20 Cup of Nations record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
home & away 1977 Semi-finals 4th
home & away 1979 1st-round
home & away 1981 Final Champion
home & away 1983 2nd-round
home & away 1985 1st-round
home & away 1987 2nd-round
home & away 1989 2nd-round
Egypt 1991 Final Champion
Mauritius 1993 3rd-round
Nigeria 1995 Did Not Participate
Morocco 1997 Group-stage
Ghana 1999 Did Not Participate
Ethiopia 2001 Semi-final 3rd 5 2 2 1 6 3
Burkina Faso 2003 Final Champion 5 3 2 0 11 4
Benin 2005 Final 2nd 5 3 1 1 8 7
Republic of the Congo 2007 Group-stage 3 1 1 1 2 4
Rwanda 2009 Group-stage 3 2 0 1 4 4
South Africa 2011 Semi-final 3rd 5 3 0 2 4 1
Algeria 2013 Final Champion 5 5 0 0 7 2
Senegal 2015 Did not qualify
Zambia 2017 Group-stage 3 0 2 1 2 4
Niger 2019 Did not qualify
Mauritania 2021 Did not qualify
Egypt 2023 Group-stage 3 0 2 1 0 5

Honors

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World Cups :

Recent results and fixtures

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20 June 2021 2021 Arab Cup U-20 GS Egypt  2–0  Niger Cairo, Egypt
16:00
Report Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Amir Loussaief (Tunisia)
23 June 2021 2021 Arab Cup U-20 GS Algeria  0–1  Egypt Cairo, Egypt
16:00 Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Majid Al Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)
26 June 2021 2021 Arab Cup U-20 GS Egypt  4–1  Mauritania Cairo, Egypt
16:00 Report Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Abdullah Al Jamali (Kuwait)
29 June 2021 2021 Arab Cup U-20 QF Egypt  3–0  Tajikistan Cairo, Egypt
17:00
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Abdulhadi Al Ruaile (Qatar)
3 July 2021 2021 Arab Cup U-20 SF Egypt  2–3  Saudi Arabia Cairo, Egypt
17:00 Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
9 November 2021 2021 UNAF U-20 Egypt  2–1  Libya Stade municipal de Carthage, Carthage
14:00
Report Referee: Tayeb Bouderbala (Algeria)
11 November 2021 2021 UNAF U-20 Algeria  0–1  Egypt Stade municipal de Carthage, Carthage
14:00 Report Referee: Faraj Abdellaoui (Tunisia)
13 November 2021 2021 UNAF U-20 Egypt  2–1  Mauritania Stade municipal d'Ariana, Ariana
14:00
Report
Referee: Abdelmoumen Al-Raii (Libya)
17 November 2021 2021 UNAF U-20 Tunisia  3–1  Egypt Stade municipal d'Ariana, Ariana
14:00
Report
Referee: Nabil Ben Rokaya (Morocco)
21 July 2022 2022 Arab Cup U-20 GS Egypt  1–0  Oman Damac Stadium, Abha
21:00
Report Referee: Abdullah Al-Kandari (Kuwait)
27 July 2022 2022 Arab Cup U-20 GS Somalia  0–2  Egypt Damac Stadium, Abha
21:00 Report
Attendance: 3,715
Referee: Sheikh Ahmed Aladdin (Lebanon)
31 July 2022 2022 Arab Cup U-20 QF Egypt  2–1  Morocco Damac Stadium, Abha
19:00
Referee: Sultan Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
25 September 2022 Friendly Egypt  3–1  Kuwait El-Max Stadium, Alexandria
19:30 Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
17 November 2022 Friendly Egypt  1–0  Benin Cairo Stadium, Cairo
19:30 Fayed
20 November 2022 Friendly Egypt  0–0  Benin Cairo Stadium, Cairo
19:30
10 February 2023 Friendly Egypt  1-0  South Sudan Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo
14:30 Abdelrahman Rashdan 90' Report
13 February 2023 Friendly Egypt  1-1  Uganda Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo
14:30 Apollo kakogwe 45' (o.g.) Report John Paul Ddembe 42'
19 February 2023 (2023-02-19) 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Egypt  0-0  Mozambique Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
14:00 Report Referee: Omar Artan (Somalia)
22 February 2023 (2023-02-22) 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Nigeria  1–0  Egypt Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
17:00 Report Referee: Jean-Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda
25 February 2023 (2023-02-25) 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Senegal  4–0  Egypt Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
19:00
Report Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)
19 November 2023 2023 UNAF U-20 Egypt  2–4  Tunisia Ariana, Tunisia
14:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Ariana Stadium
21 November 2023 2023 UNAF U-20 Egypt  2–2  Morocco Le Kram, Tunisia
14:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Le Kram Stadium
20 March 2024 Friendly Algeria  2–1  Egypt Algiers, Algeria
22:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Salem Mabrouki Stadium
23 March 2024 Friendly Egypt  2–1  Mauritania Algiers, Algeria
22:00 UTC+1 Stadium: Salem Mabrouki Stadium
25 March 2024 Friendly Egypt  1–1  Tunisia Algiers, Algeria
22:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Salem Mabrouki Stadium
19 June 2024 Friendly Egypt  4–0  Kuwait Cairo, Egypt
Report Stadium: 30 June Stadium

Current squad

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The following players were called up for 2024 UNAF U-20 Tournament,The tournament also served as the qualifiers for the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.

Head coach: Brazil Rogério Micale

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Abdelmonem Tamer (2006-08-03)3 August 2006 (aged 18) Egypt ZED
16 1GK Hazem Gamal (2005-01-09)9 January 2005 (aged 19) Egypt Al Ahly

2 2DF Seif Eldin Essam (2005-01-01)1 January 2005 (aged 19) Egypt ENPPI
3 2DF Moataz Mohamed (Captain) (2005-03-19)19 March 2005 (aged 19) Egypt Al Ahly
4 2DF Ahmed Abdin (2006-01-10)10 January 2006 (aged 18) Egypt Ceramica Cleopatra
5 2DF Abdallah Bostangy (2005-04-04)4 April 2005 (aged 19) Egypt Smouha
13 2DF Mahmoud Labib (2005-01-01)1 January 2005 (aged 19) Egypt Al Ahly
14 2DF Mohamed Samir (2006-02-03)3 February 2006 (aged 18) Egypt ENPPI
20 2DF Mohab Samy (2005-01-01)1 January 2005 (aged 19) Egypt ENPPI

6 3MF Selim Telib (2006-03-14)14 March 2006 (aged 18) Germany Hertha BSC II
8 3MF Kabaka (2005-04-22)22 April 2005 (aged 19) Egypt Modern Sport
12 3MF Fares Khaled (2005-06-11)11 June 2005 (aged 19) Egypt Al Ahly
18 3MF Mohamed El Sayed (2006-05-20)20 May 2006 (aged 18) Egypt Zamalek
19 3MF Marwan Mahmoud (2006-01-01)1 January 2006 (aged 18) Egypt ZED

7 4FW Hossam Hassan (2006-07-24)24 July 2006 (aged 18) Egypt Dayrout
9 4FW Amoory (2005-05-27)27 May 2005 (aged 19) Egypt Ittihad Alex
10 4FW Mohamed Zaalouk (2005-03-05)5 March 2005 (aged 19) Egypt Al Ahly
11 4FW Ahmed Sharaf (2005-08-04)4 August 2005 (aged 19) Egypt Al Masry
15 4FW Omar Khedr (2006-05-25)25 May 2006 (aged 18) England Aston Villa
17 4FW Amr Khaled (2005-10-06)6 October 2005 (aged 19) Switzerland Aarau

See also

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References

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