Egypt national under-20 football team
The Egypt national under-20 football team is the national youth team of Egypt. It is administered by the Egyptian Football Association.
| Nickname(s) | The old Pharaohs | ||
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| Association | Egyptian Football Association | ||
| Confederation | CAF | ||
| Head coach | Mohmed Salah | ||
| Captain | Gaby Ahmed | ||
| Top scorer | Hamdy Abd Elhamid | ||
| Home stadium | Cairo International Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | EGY | ||
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| African Youth Championship | |||
| Appearances | 15 (first in 1979) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1981, 1991, 2003, 2013) | ||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1981) | ||
| Best result | Third Place (2001) | ||
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
FIFA World Youth Championship
| FIFA U-20 World Cup record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1977 | Did Not Participate | ||||||||
| 1979 | |||||||||
| 1981 | Quarter-finals | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | Squad |
| 1983 | Did Not Participate | ||||||||
| 1985 | |||||||||
| 1987 | |||||||||
| 1989 | |||||||||
| 1991 | Group Stage | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | Squad |
| 1993 | Did Not Participate | ||||||||
| 1995 | |||||||||
| 1997 | |||||||||
| 1999 | |||||||||
| 2001 | Semi-final | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | Squad |
| 2003 | Round of 16 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Squad |
| 2005 | Group Stage | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | Squad |
| 2007 | Did Not Participate | ||||||||
| 2009 | Round of 16 | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | Squad |
| 2011 | Round of 16 | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | Squad |
| 2013 | Group Stage | 17th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Squad |
| 2015 | Did Not Participate | ||||||||
| 2017 | Did Not Participate | ||||||||
| 2019 | Did Not Participate | ||||||||
| 2023 | Did Not Participate | ||||||||
| 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
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
| Africa U-20 Cup of Nations record | |||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
| 1991 | Final | Champion | |||||||
| 1993 | 3rd-round | ||||||||
| 1995 | Did Not Participate | ||||||||
| 1997 | Group-stage | ||||||||
| 1999 | Did Not Participate | ||||||||
| 2001 | Semi-final | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
| 2003 | Final | Champion | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | |
| 2005 | Final | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | |
| 2007 | Group-stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2009 | Group-stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2011 | Semi-final | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2013 | Final | Champion | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2017 | Group-stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2019 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2021 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2023 | Group-stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
Arab Cup U-20 record
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North-African U-20 Cup record
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Recent results and fixtures
| 20 June 2021 2021 Arab Cup U-20 GS | Egypt | 2–0 | Niger | Cairo, Egypt |
| 16:00 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Report |
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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 |
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Report |
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Referee: Tayeb Bouderbala (Algeria) |
| 11 November 2021 2021 UNAF U-20 | Algeria | 0–1 | Egypt | Stade municipal de Carthage, Carthage |
| 14:00 | Report |
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Referee: Faraj Abdellaoui (Tunisia) |
| 13 November 2021 2021 UNAF U-20 | Egypt | 2–1 | Mauritania | Stade municipal d'Ariana, Ariana |
| 14:00 |
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Report |
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Referee: Abdelmoumen Al-Raii (Libya) |
| 17 November 2021 2021 UNAF U-20 | Tunisia | 3–1 | Egypt | Stade municipal d'Ariana, Ariana |
| 14:00 |
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Report |
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Referee: Nabil Ben Rokaya (Morocco) |
| 21 July 2022 2022 Arab Cup U-20 GS | Egypt | 1–0 | Oman | Damac Stadium, Abha |
| 21:00 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Referee: Sultan Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates) |
| 3 August 2022 2022 Arab Cup U-20 SF | Algeria | 1–3 | Egypt | Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha |
| 21:00 |
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Referee: Mohammad Khaled (Bahrain) |
| 7 August 2022 2022 Arab Cup U-20 FI | Saudi Arabia | 1–1 (5–3 p) | Egypt | Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha |
| 19:30 |
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Report |
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Attendance: 16,540 Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco) |
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| 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 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 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations | Nigeria | 1–0 | Egypt | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo |
| 17:00 |
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Report | Referee: Jean-Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda |
| 25 February 2023 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations | Senegal | 4–0 | Egypt | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo |
| 19:00 | Report | Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros) |
| 15 November 2023 2023 UNAF U-20 | Egypt | 1–1 | Libya | Le Kram , Tunisia |
| 14:00 UTC+1 | Mohamed Zaalouk 90+2' | Report | Marwan Al-Zaqqouzi 31' | Stadium: Le Kram Stadium Referee: Tayeb Bouderbala (Algeria) |
| 17 November 2023 2023 UNAF U-20 | Egypt | 3–0 | Algeria | Le Kram , Tunisia |
| 14:00 UTC+1 |
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Report | Rostom Dendaoui 81' | Stadium: Le Kram Stadium Referee: Mohamed El Houidri (Morocco) |
| 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 |
Current squad
players called up for 2022 Arab Cup U-20
Egypt
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Ahmed Nader El-Sayed | 16 June 2003 (aged 19) | PAOK B |
| 16 | GK | Mohamed Khalifa | 13 May 2003 (aged 19) | Petrojet SC |
| 23 | GK | Karim Nabil | 2 May 2003 (aged 19) | EL Gouna |
| 6 | DF | Abdelrahman Rashdan | 1 January 2003 (aged 19) | Wadi Degla |
| 2 | DF | Abdo Semida | 1 January 2003 (aged 19) | Pyramids FC |
| 13 | DF | Raafat Khalil | 3 February 2004 (aged 18) | Al Ahly |
| 15 | DF | Omar Fayed | 4 July 2003 (aged 19) | Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab |
| 2 | DF | Moamen Mahmoud | 26 June 2003 (aged 19) | Tala'ea El Gaish SC |
| 4 | DF | Eyad El Askalany | 24 December 2004 (aged 17) | Ismaily |
| 13 | DF | Abdo Gouda | 1 January 2003 (aged 19) | Pyramids FC |
| 22 | DF | Khaled Awad | 1 January 2003 (aged 19) | Tala'ea El Gaish SC |
| 5 | DF | Ahmed Refai | 1 January 2003 (aged 19) | Zamalek SC |
| 19 | DF | Mahmoud Bassiouny Matar | 10 May 2003 (aged 19) | Al Ittihad Alexandria Club |
| 3 | MF | Tarek Alaa | 1 January 2003 (aged 19) | Zamalek SC |
| 14 | MF | Maged Hany | 1 April 2003 (aged 19) | Zamalek SC |
| 14 | MF | Ahmed Roshdy | 25 January 2003 (aged 19) | ENPPI |
| 7 | MF | Mohamed Hamdi | 26 February 2003 (aged 19) | ENPPI |
| 18 | MF | Abdellatif Aboukoura | 16 October 2004 (aged 18) | Loudoun United FC |
| 17 | MF | Omar El Saaiy | 1 January 2003 (aged 19) | Ismaily |
| 8 | FW | Ahmed Nader Hawash | 14 March 2003 (aged 19) | ENPPI |
| 20 | FW | Ahmed Esho | 3 March 2003 (aged 19) | Zamalek SC |
| 11 | FW | Youssef Hassan | 20 June 2003 (aged 19) | Wadi Degla |
| 9 | FW | Mahmoud Morsi | 12 March 2003 (aged 19) | Eastern Company |
| 10 | FW | Salah Basha | 5 March 2003 (aged 19) | Udinese Calcio |
See also
References
External links
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