Egypt national under-20 football team
Nickname(s) | The Young Pharaohs | ||
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Association | Egyptian Football Association | ||
Confederation | CAF | ||
Head coach | Rabie Yassin | ||
Captain | Ramy Rabia | ||
Top scorer | Hamdy Abd Elhamid | ||
Home stadium | Petro Sport Stadium | ||
FIFA code | EGY | ||
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African Youth Championship | |||
Appearances | 15 (first in 1979) | ||
Best result | Champions in 1981, 1991, 2003, 2013 | ||
FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 8 (first in 1981) | ||
Best result | 3rd, 2001 |
The Egypt national under-20 football team is the national youth team of Egypt. It's administered by the Egyptian Football Association.
Their best performance in the U-20 World Cup was third place which was achieved in 2001. This remains to be 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.
Most players eventually move up to the U-23 Team or the National Team.
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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Quarter-finals | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | Squad |
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Group Stage | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | Squad |
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Semi-final | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | Squad |
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Round of 16 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Squad |
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Group Stage | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | Squad |
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Round of 16 | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | Squad |
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Round of 16 | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | Squad |
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Group Stage | 17th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Squad |
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- | Total | Third Place | 8/18 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 45 | 45 |
- Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup[]
Egypt qualified after winning the 2013 African U-20 Championship. They failed to pass through the group stage after only winning one game.
Group E
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
FIFA U-17 World Cup record[]
- 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship - 1987 - Group Stage
- 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship - 1997 - Quarter-finals
Egypt hosted the 1997 edition.
African Youth Championship record[]
- African Youth Championship - 1979 - 1st Round
- African Youth Championship - 1981 - Winners
- African Youth Championship - 1983 - 2nd Round
- African Youth Championship - 1985 - 1st Round
- African Youth Championship - 1987 - 2nd Round
- African Youth Championship - 1989 - 2nd Round
- African Youth Championship - 1991 - Winners
- African Youth Championship - 1993 - 3rd
- African Youth Championship - 1995 - Didn't Participate
- African Youth Championship - 1997 - Group Stage
- African Youth Championship - 1999 - Didn't Participate
- African Youth Championship - 2001 - 3rd
- African Youth Championship - 2003 - Winners
- African Youth Championship - 2005 - 2nd
- 2007 African Youth Championship - 2007 - Group Stage
- 2009 African Youth Championship - 2009 - Group Stage
- 2011 African Youth Championship - 2011 - 3rd
- 2013 African U-20 Championship - 2013 - Winners
- 2015 African U-20 Championship - 2015 - Didn't Qualify
- 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations - 2017 - Group Stage
African Under-17 Championship record[]
- African Under-17 Championship - 1995 - Didn't Participate
- African Under-17 Championship - 1997 - Winners
- African Under-17 Championship - 1999 - Didn't Participate
- African Under-17 Championship - 2001 - Didn't Participate
- 2003 African Under-17 Championship - 2003 - 4th
- African Under-17 Championship - 2005 - Didn't Participate
- African Under-17 Championship - 2007 - Didn't Participate
- African Under-17 Championship - 2009 - Didn't Participate
- 2011 African Under-17 Championship - 2011 - Group Stage
- 2013 African U-17 Championship - 2013 - Didn't Participate
Arab Youth Championship[]
- Arab Cup U-20 - 2011 - Group stage
- Arab Cup U-20 - 2020 - Semi-finals
- Arab Cup U-20 - 2021 - TBD
Honors[]
World Cups :
- Bronze Medalists at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship
Recent results and fixtures[]
20 June 2021 2021 Arab Cup U-20 GS | Egypt ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | showCairo, Egypt |
23 June 2021 2021 Arab Cup U-20 GS | Algeria ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | showCairo, Egypt |
26 June 2021 2021 Arab Cup U-20 GS | Egypt ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | showCairo, Egypt |
29 June 2021 2021 Arab Cup U-20 QF | Egypt ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | showCairo, Egypt |
3 July 2021 2021 Arab Cup U-20 SF | Egypt ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | showCairo, Egypt |
Current squad[]
The following players have been called up by coach Rabie Yassin. Caps and goals date from the friendly against Ismaily SC. Caps and goals as of October 7, 2012, subsequent to the 2013 African Youth Championship qualifier against
Egypt[]
Head coach: Rabie Yassin
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
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1 | GK | Mossad Awad | 15 January 1993 (aged 27) | ![]() |
2 | DF | 1 February 1993 (aged 27) | ![]() | |
3 | DF | Ibrahim Hassan | 30 September 1993 (aged 26) | ![]() |
4 | FW | Kahraba | 13 April 1994 (aged 25) | ![]() |
5 | DF | Mahmoud Metwalli | 4 January 1993 (aged 27) | ![]() |
6 | DF | Ramy Rabia | 20 May 1993 (aged 26) | ![]() |
7 | MF | Karim Walid | 20 June 1993 (aged 26) | ![]() |
8 | FW | 17 December 1993 (aged 26) | ![]() | |
9 | MF | Saleh Gomaa | 1 August 1993 (aged 26) | ![]() |
10 | FW | Ahmed Samir | 25 August 1994 (aged 25) | ![]() |
12 | MF | 10 November 1993 (aged 26) | ![]() | |
13 | MF | 1 January 1993 (aged 27) | ![]() | |
14 | DF | 28 January 1994 (aged 26) | ![]() | |
15 | GK | Mahmoud Hamdy | 1 November 1993 (aged 26) | ![]() |
16 | DF | 1 April 1993 (aged 26) | ![]() | |
17 | FW | Koka[egy 1][1] | 5 March 1993 (aged 27) | ![]() |
18 | MF | Mohamed Sherif | 5 January 1993 (aged 27) | ![]() |
19 | MF | Trezeguet | 1 October 1994 (aged 25) | ![]() |
20 | GK | 10 March 1993 (aged 27) | ![]() | |
21 | DF | Yasser Ibrahim | 10 February 1993 (aged 27) | ![]() |
See also[]
- Egypt national football team
- Egyptian Premier League
- Fifa 20 Egypt
- Egypt Cup
- Egyptian Super Cup
- List of football clubs in Egypt
References[]
- ^ Rio Ave F.C. have made Koka available for two games only, versus Ghana and Algeria.
- ^ Zaazou, Omar (7 March 2013). "Koka to feature in youth CAN". Filgoal.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
External links[]
- African national under-20 association football teams
- Egypt national football team