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.

Egypt U-20
Nickname(s)The Young Pharaohs
AssociationEgyptian Football Association
ConfederationCAF
Head coachWael Riad
CaptainAhmed Sherif
Top scorerHamdy Abd Elhamid
Home stadiumCairo International Stadium
FIFA codeEGY
First colours
Second colours
African Youth Championship
Appearances15 (first in 1979)
Best resultChampions in 1981, 1991, 2003, 2013
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1981)
Best result3rd, 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 edit

FIFA World Youth Championship edit

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
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 edit

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations edit

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
  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

Honors edit

World Cups :

Recent results and fixtures edit

20 June 2021 2021 Arab Cup U-20 GS Egypt   2–0   Niger Cairo, Egypt
16:00
  • Smida   25'
  • Mohamed   90+3'
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)
3 August 2022 2022 Arab Cup U-20 SF Algeria   1–3   Egypt Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha
21:00
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
Report
Attendance: 16,540
Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
Penalties
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)
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 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
23 March 2024 Friendly Egypt   2–1   Mauritania Algiers , Algeria
22:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Salem Mabrouki Stadium
25 March 2024 Friendly Egypt   1–1   Tunisia Algiers , Algeria
22:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Salem Mabrouki Stadium

Current squad edit

players called up for 2022 Arab Cup U-20

  Egypt edit

Head coach:   Wael Riad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Ahmed Nader El-Sayed (2003-06-16)16 June 2003 (aged 19)   PAOK B
16 1GK Mohamed Khalifa (2003-05-13)13 May 2003 (aged 19)   Petrojet SC
23 1GK Karim Nabil (2003-05-02)2 May 2003 (aged 19)   EL Gouna
6 2DF Abdelrahman Rashdan (2003-01-01)1 January 2003 (aged 19)   Wadi Degla
2 2DF Abdo Semida (2003-01-01)1 January 2003 (aged 19)   Pyramids FC
13 2DF Raafat Khalil (2004-02-03)3 February 2004 (aged 18)   Al Ahly
15 2DF Omar Fayed (2003-07-04)4 July 2003 (aged 19)   Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab
2 2DF Moamen Mahmoud (2003-06-26)26 June 2003 (aged 19)   Tala'ea El Gaish SC
4 2DF Eyad El Askalany (2004-12-24)24 December 2004 (aged 17)   Ismaily
13 2DF Abdo Gouda (2003-01-01)1 January 2003 (aged 19)   Pyramids FC
22 2DF Khaled Awad (2003-01-01)1 January 2003 (aged 19)   Tala'ea El Gaish SC
5 2DF Ahmed Refai (2003-01-01)1 January 2003 (aged 19)   Zamalek SC
19 2DF Mahmoud Bassiouny Matar (2003-05-10)10 May 2003 (aged 19)   Al Ittihad Alexandria Club
3 3MF Tarek Alaa (2003-01-01)1 January 2003 (aged 19)   Zamalek SC
14 3MF Maged Hany (2003-04-01)1 April 2003 (aged 19)   Zamalek SC
14 3MF Ahmed Roshdy (2003-01-25)25 January 2003 (aged 19)   ENPPI
7 3MF Mohamed Hamdi (2003-02-26)26 February 2003 (aged 19)   ENPPI
18 3MF Abdellatif Aboukoura (2004-10-16)16 October 2004 (aged 18)   Loudoun United FC
17 3MF Omar El Saaiy (2003-01-01)1 January 2003 (aged 19)   Ismaily
8 4FW Ahmed Nader Hawash (2003-03-14)14 March 2003 (aged 19)   ENPPI
20 4FW Ahmed Esho (2003-03-03)3 March 2003 (aged 19)   Zamalek SC
11 4FW Youssef Hassan (2003-06-20)20 June 2003 (aged 19)   Wadi Degla
9 4FW Mahmoud Morsi (2003-03-12)12 March 2003 (aged 19)   Eastern Company
10 4FW Salah Basha (2003-03-05)5 March 2003 (aged 19)   Udinese Calcio

See also edit

References edit

External links edit