Egypt national under-17 football team

Egypt U-17
Nickname(s)	الفراعنة (The Pharaohs)
Association	Egyptian Football Association
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Ahmed El-Kass
Captain	Belal Attia
Home stadium	Cairo International Stadium
FIFA code	EGY
First colours	Second colours
African U-17 Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 1997)
Best result	Champions (1997)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 1987)
Best result	Quarter-final (1997)

The Egypt national under-17 football team (Arabic: منتخب مصر الوطني تحت 17 سنة), nicknamed The Pharaohs (Arabic: الفراعنة), is the national team of Egypt, and is administered by the Egyptian Football Association.

Tournament Records

FIFA U-16 and U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup
Year	Round	PLD	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1985	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
1987	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	2
1989	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
1991	Disqualified	–	–	–	–	–	–
1993	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
1995	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
1997	Quarter-finals	4	1	2	1	6	6
1999	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2001	Withdrew	–	–	–	–	–	–
2003	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2005	Withdrew	–	–	–	–	–	–
2007	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2009	did not participate	–	–	–	–	–	–
2011	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2013	Withdrew	–	–	–	–	–	–
2015	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2017	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2019	did not participate	–	–	–	–	–	–
2023	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2025	Qualified
Total	3/20	7	2	2	3	9	8

CAF U-17 Championship record

African U-17 Championship
Year	Round	PLD	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1995	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
1997	Champions	5	4	1	0	6	0
1999	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2001	Withdrew	–	–	–	–	–	–
2003	Fourth place	5	2	1	2	4	5
2005	Withdrew	–	–	–	–	–	–
2007	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2009	did not participate	–	–	–	–	–	–
2011	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	6
2013	Withdrew	–	–	–	–	–	–
2015	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2017	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2019	did not participate	–	–	–	–	–	–
~~2021~~	Cancelled	–	–	–	–	–	–
2023	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2025	Qualified	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total	3/16	13	7	2	4	12	11

UNAF U-17 Tournament record

North-African U-17 Tournament
Year	Round	PLD	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2006	3rd place	2	0	2	0	0	0
2007	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
2008	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
2008	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
2009	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
2010	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
2011	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
2012	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
2012	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
2014	Champions	2	2	0	0	7	2
2016	4th place	4	0	2	2	3	4
2017	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
2018	Withdrew	–	–	–	–	–	–
2018	Withdrew	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021	Withdrew	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022	2nd-Place	3	1	0	2	5	5
2024	Champions	4	3	0	1	13	9
Total	5/17

CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers record

CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers
Appearances: 4
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1985	Second round		2	0	1	1	1	2
1987	Third round		2	1	1	0	2	2
1989	Third round		4	2	0	2	3	2
1991	Disqualified		–	–	–	–	–
1993	Final Round		2	0	0	2	0	5
Total	4/5	Final round	10	3	2	5	6	11

Arab Cup U-17 Tournament record

Arab Cup U-17
Year	Round	PLD	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2011	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
2012	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
2014	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
~~2021~~	Cancelled	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022	Quarter Final	4	3	0	1	17	2

UNAF U-16 Tournament record

North-African U-16 Tournament
Year	Round	PLD	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2009	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
2015	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022	Champions	4	4	0	0	9	2
2024	Champions	4	2	2	0	7	4
Total	5/17

Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the 2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations.^[1]

Caps and goals correct as of 3 April 2025, after the match against Burkina Faso

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Omar Abdelaziz	(2008-04-11) 11 April 2008	9	0	Zamalek
16	1GK	Amr Taha	(2008-01-01) 1 January 2008	3	0	ZED
23	1GK	Yassin Hatem	(2008-01-01) 1 January 2008	3	0	Al Ahly

3	2DF	Nour Ashraf	(2008-01-01) 1 January 2008	8	0	ENPPI
4	2DF	Hamza El Degawy	(2008-05-18) 18 May 2008	13	0	Al Ahly
5	2DF	Mohanad El Shamy	(2008-01-01) 1 January 2008	6	0	Al Ahly
6	2DF	Adham Farid	(2008-01-01) 1 January 2008	14	0	ENPPI
12	2DF	Adam Mohamed		6	0	ENPPI
13	2DF	Fares Fakhry	(2008-01-01) 1 January 2008	0	0	ENPPI
21	2DF	Moaz Mohamed	(2008-01-01) 1 January 2008	3	0	Zamalek

7	3MF	Basel Medhat	(2008-01-01) 1 January 2008	6	1	Smouha
10	3MF	Belal Ateya	(2008-01-01) 1 January 2008	14	7	Al Ahly
14	3MF	Omar El Adawy	(2008-01-01) 1 January 2008	11	0	Al Ahly
15	3MF	Mohamed Bendary	(2008-05-24) 24 May 2008	13	1	ENPPI
24	3MF	Omar Mohamed Kamal	(2008-01-01) 1 January 2008	2	0	Al Ahly

2	4FW	Youssef Wagih	(2008-01-01) 1 January 2008	0	0	Braga
8	4FW	Mohamed Hamad	(2008-01-01) 1 January 2008	15	3	Zamalek
9	4FW	Hamza Abdelkarim	(2008-01-01) 1 January 2008	13	8	Al Ahly
11	4FW	Abdelrahman Mano	(2008-01-01) 1 January 2008	1	0	Al Ahly
17	4FW	Abdelaziz El Zoghbi	(2008-01-20) 20 January 2008	10	3	ENPPI
18	4FW	Youssef Tamer	(2008-07-06) 6 July 2008	1	0	ENPPI
19	4FW	Ibrahim El Nagaawy	(2008-08-23) 23 August 2008	9	0	Ismaily
20	4FW	Anas Roshdi	(2008-05-14) 14 May 2008	14	3	ENPPI
22	4FW	Ziad Ayoub	(2008-01-01) 1 January 2008	5	0	Al Ahly
25	4FW	Ahmed Ehab	(2008-01-01) 1 January 2008	1	0	Smouha
26	4FW	Omar Shaker	(2008-06-09) 9 June 2008	2	0	Pro Vercelli

References

^ "Egypt". Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 5 April 2025.

[1] "Egypt". Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 5 April 2025.

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National under-17 football teams of Africa (CAF)
North Africa (UNAF)	Algeria Libya Morocco Tunisia
West Africa (WAFU)	Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo
East Africa (CECAFA)	Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar¹
Central Africa (UNIFFAC)	Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo DR Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon São Tomé and Príncipe
Southern Africa (COSAFA)	Angola Botswana Comoros Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
Non-regional Members	Réunion¹
¹ Regional team, an associate member of CAF but not a member of FIFA Football in Africa portal