Egypt national under-23 football team

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Egypt U-23
Nickname(s)الفراعنة (The Pharaohs)
AssociationEgyptian Football Association
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationUNAF (North Africa)
Head coachShawky Gharieb
Home stadiumCairo International Stadium
FIFA codeEGY
First colours
Second colours
Olympic Games
Appearances12 (first in 1920)
Best resultFourth Place (1928, 1964)
Africa U-23 Cup of Nations
Appearances3 (first in 2011)
Best resultGold medal africa.svg Champions (2019)
African Games
Appearances7 (first in 1973)
Best resultGold medal africa.svg Gold medalist (1987, 1995)

The Egypt national under-23 football team (Arabic: منتخب مصر الأوليمبى), nicknamed The Pharaohs (Arabic: الفراعنة), is the national team of Egypt Under-23 and is administered by the Egyptian Football Association. The team's main objectives are to qualify and play at the All-Africa Games and Olympic Games. As of Tokyo 2020, players need to be born on or after 1 January 1997 but the team may be supplemented with 3 over-age players.

They have qualified for the Olympics games 14 times, more than any other African nation. Although they withdrew from the 1956 and the 1980 tournaments after qualifying.

History[]

Egypt's history in Olympic football is one of the longest outside of Europe. The team's first appearance was in Antwerp where they played one match against Italy. This was the first official international match for the Pharaohs as they lost 2-1 on August 20, 1920. Egypt would later qualify for 9 straight tournaments from 1920 to 1964. The Pharaohs achieved Fourth Place in Amsterdam 1928 and Tokyo 1964. This means that Egypt is the best team that never won a medal at the Olympics (most 4th place finishes without a higher finish).

However, since FIFA decided to make the Olympic football an under 23-year tournament, Egypt has only qualified three times (Barcelona 1992, London 2012 and Tokyo 2020), reaching the quarterfinals in 2012.

Egypt qualified to the 2012 Olympics after beating Senegal in the Bronze Metal Match. They missed out on the 2016 Olympics but reached the 2020 Olympics.

Results and fixtures[]

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2019[]

8 March International Friendly Egypt  2–0   Cairo, Egypt
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
  • 45+2' (pen.)
  • 90+3'
Report Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium
Referee: (Egypt)
22 March International Friendly Egypt  2–0  United States Murcia, Spain
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium:
26 March International Friendly Egypt  0–1  Netherlands U-21 Murcia, Spain
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium:
Referee: (Spain)
9 June International Friendly Uzbekistan  2–0  Egypt Andijan, Uzbekistan
18:00 UZST (UTC+5)
Report Stadium: Soghlom Avlod Stadium
11 June International Friendly Uzbekistan  3–2  Egypt Andijan, Uzbekistan
18:30 UZST (UTC+5)
Report
Stadium: Soghlom Avlod Stadium
7 September International Friendly Egypt  4–1  Saudi Arabia Suez, Egypt
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
  • Al Amri 30'
Stadium: Suez Stadium
Referee: (Egypt)
10 September International Friendly Egypt  1–0  Saudi Arabia Cairo, Egypt
19:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium
Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)
11 October International Friendly Egypt  1–1  South Africa Ismailia, Egypt
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
  • Malepe 16' (pen.)
Stadium: Ismailia Stadium
Referee: (Egypt)
13 October International Friendly Egypt  1–0  South Africa Cairo, Egypt
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
8 November 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations Group A Egypt  1–0   Cairo, Egypt
19:00 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Mostafa 29'
Report Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: (Burundi)
11 November 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations Group A Ghana  2–3  Egypt Cairo, Egypt
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: (Senegal)
14 November 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations Group A Egypt  2–1  Cameroon Cairo, Egypt
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
  • Mostafa 28', 51'
Report
  • Ayuk 38'
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: (Madagascar)
19 November 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations Semi-finals Egypt  3–0  South Africa Cairo, Egypt
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: (Senegal)
22 November 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations Final Egypt  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Ivory Coast Cairo, Egypt
20:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Report
  • Doumbia 89'
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: (Madagascar)

2020[]

12 November 2020 (2020-11-12) International Friendly Egypt  0–0  South Korea Cairo, Egypt
20:00 (UTC+2) Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
17 November 2020 (2020-11-17) International Friendly Egypt  2–1  Brazil Cairo, Egypt
21:00 (UTC+2)
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium

2021[]

10 June 2021 (2021-06-10) International Friendly Egypt  2–0  South Africa Suez, Egypt
20:00 (UTC+2)
  • Mostafa 18', 54'
Stadium: Suez Stadium
13 June 2021 (2021-06-13) International Friendly Egypt  3–0  South Africa Suez, Egypt
19:00 (UTC+2)
Stadium: Suez Stadium
22 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group C Egypt  0–0  Spain Sapporo, Japan
16:30 UTC+9 Report Stadium: Sapporo Dome
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
25 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group C Egypt  0–1  Argentina Sapporo, Japan
16:30 UTC+9 Report
Stadium: Sapporo Dome
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
28 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group C Australia  0–2  Egypt Rifu, Japan
20:00 UTC+9 Report Stadium: Miyagi Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
31 July 2020 Summer Olympics Quarterfinals Brazil  1–0  Egypt Saitama, Japan
19:00 UTC+9
Report Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

Players[]

Current squad[]

Coach: Shawky Gharieb

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
22 1GK Mohamed Sobhhy (1999-07-15)15 July 1999 (aged 21) Egypt Al Ittihad
16 1GK Mahmoud Gad (1998-10-01)1 October 1998 (aged 22) Egypt ENPPI

5 2DF Mohamed Abdel Salam (1997-10-01)1 October 1997 (aged 23) Egypt Zamalek
4 2DF Osama Galal (1997-09-17)17 September 1997 (aged 23) Egypt Pyramids
17 2DF Ahmed Ramadan (1997-03-23)23 March 1997 (aged 24) Egypt Al Ahly
13 2DF Karim El-Eraky (1997-11-29)29 November 1997 (aged 22) Egypt Al Masry
3 2DF Karim Fouad (1999-10-01)1 October 1999 (aged 20) Egypt ENPPI
20 2DF Ahmed Abou El Fotouh (1998-03-22)22 March 1998 (aged 22) Egypt Zamalek

12 3MF Akram Tawfik (1997-11-08)8 November 1997 (aged 23) Egypt Al Ahly
2 3MF Amar Hamdy (1999-11-26)26 November 1999 (aged 21) Egypt Al Ittihad
8 3MF Nasser Maher (1997-02-08)8 February 1997 (aged 24) Egypt Al Ahly
15 3MF Emam Ashour (1998-02-20)20 February 1998 (aged 23) Egypt Zamalek

10 4FW Ramadan Sobhi (1997-01-23)23 January 1997 (aged 24) Egypt Pyramids
11 4FW Ibrahim Adel (2001-04-23)23 April 2001 (aged 20) Egypt Pyramids
19 4FW Abdel Rahman Magdy (1997-09-12)12 September 1997 (aged 23) Egypt Ismaily
9 4FW Taher Mohamed (1997-03-07)7 March 1997 (aged 24) Egypt Al Ahly
7 4FW Salah Mohsen (1998-09-01)1 September 1998 (aged 22) Egypt Al Ahly
21 4FW Nasser Mansi (1997-11-16)16 November 1997 (aged 23) Egypt Tala'ea El Gaish
14 4FW Ahmed Yasser (1998-01-24)24 January 1998 (aged 23) Egypt Ceramica Cleopatra

Previous squads[]

Competitive record[]

Olympic Games[]

Summer Olympics record
Appearances: 12 Qualified : 14
Year/Host Round Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Greece Athens 1896 No football tournament
France Paris 1900 - Sweden Stockholm 1912 Did Not Participate
Belgium Antwerp 1920 First round 1 0 0 1 1 2 No Qualification
France Paris 1924 Quarter-final 2 1 0 1 3 5
Netherlands Amsterdam 1928 Fourth Place 4 2 0 2 12 19
United States Los Angeles 1932 No football tournament
Germany Berlin 1936 First Round 1 0 0 1 1 3 No Qualification
United Kingdom London 1948 First Round 1 0 0 1 1 3
Finland Helsinki 1952 First Round 2 1 0 1 6 7
Australia Melbourne 1956 Withdrew from Finals 2 2 0 0 9 3
Italy Roma 1960 First Round 3 0 1 2 4 11 4 3 0 1 11 5
Japan Tokyo 1964 Fourth Place 6 2 1 3 18 16 4 3 1 0 14 6
Mexico Mexico 1968 Withdrew from Qualifiers
Germany Munich 1972 Did Not Qualify 2 1 0 1 2 3
Canada Montreal 1976 2 0 1 1 1 2
Soviet Union Moscow 1980 Withdrew from Finals 4 1 3 0 7 4
United States Los Angeles 1984 Quarter-final 4 1 1 2 5 5 6 3 2 1 6 3
South Korea Seoul 1988 Did Not Qualify 4 2 1 1 7 2
Total 9/19 24 7 3 14 51 71 28 15 8 5 57 28
Spain Barcelona 1992 First Round 3 1 0 2 5 6 6 4 2 0 11 3
United States Atlanta 1996 Did Not Qualify 4 2 1 1 5 4
Australia Sydney 2000 8 4 3 1 15 9
Greece Athens 2004 6 0 0 6 1 13
China Beijing 2008 4 1 2 1 6 4
United Kingdom London 2012 Quarter-final 4 1 1 2 6 8 9 5 1 3 12 6
Brazil Rio de Janeiro 2016 Did Not Qualify 1 1 0 0 4 0
Japan Tokyo 2020 Quarter-final 4 1 1 2 2 2
Total 3/8 11 3 2 6 13 16 37 16 9 12 54 39

Africa U-23 Cup of Nations[]

Africa U-23 Cup of Nations record
Appearances: 3
Year/Host Round Pld W D L GF GA
Morocco Morocco 2011 Bronze Medal 5 3 0 2 7 4
Senegal Senegal 2015 Group Stage 3 0 2 1 3 4
Egypt Egypt 2019 Champions 5 5 0 0 11 4
Total 3/3 12 7 2 3 19 11

African Games[]

African Games record
Appearances: 7
Year/Host Round Pld W D L GF GA
Republic of the Congo Brazzaville 1965 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Nigeria Lagos 1973 Bronze Medal 5 3 0 2 12 12
Algeria Algiers 1978 Withdrew after Round 1 3 2 1 0 6 2
Kenya Nairobi 1987 Gold Medal 5 3 1 1 7 5
Egypt Cairo 1991 Fifth Place 4 1 1 2 5 6
Zimbabwe Harare 1995 Gold Medal 5 4 0 1 8 3
South Africa Johannesburg 1999 Didn't qualify
Nigeria Abuja 2003 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 2 6
Algeria Algiers 2007 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 4 8
Mozambique Maputo 2011 Withdrew - - - - - -
Republic of the Congo Brazzaville 2015 Withdrew - - - - - -
Total 7/11 28 13 3 12 44 39
  • Prior to the Cairo 1991 campaign, the All-Africa Games was open to full senior national teams

References[]

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