Egypt national under-20 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Egypt women's national under-20 football team.
Egypt U-20
Nickname(s)The Young Pharaohs
AssociationEgyptian Football Association
ConfederationCAF
Head coachRogério Micale
CaptainMoataz Mohamed
Home stadiumCairo International Stadium
FIFA codeEGY
First colours
Second colours
African Youth Championship
Appearances15 (first in 1979)
Best resultChampions (1981, 1991, 2003, 2013)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1981)
Best resultThird Place (2001)

The Egypt national under-20 football team is the national youth team of Egypt. It is administered by the Egyptian Football Association.

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
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 Qualified
- Total Third Place 9/19 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
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

World Cups :

Recent results and fixtures

20 June 2021 2021 Arab Cup U-20 GS   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   Cairo, Egypt
16:00 Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Majid Al Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)
26 June 2021 2021 Arab Cup U-20 GS   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   3–0  Tajikistan Cairo, Egypt
17:00
  • Sherif 29'
  • Hawash 37'
  • Mohamed 48'
 Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Abdulhadi Al Ruaile (Qatar)
3 July 2021 2021 Arab Cup U-20 SF   2–3  Saudi Arabia Cairo, Egypt
17:00
  • Sherif 45+2'
  • A. Abdelhamid 51'
 Report
  • Radef 26'
  • Al Aliwa 28'
  • Al Zaid 69'
 Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
9 November 2021 2021 UNAF U-20   2–1  Libya Stade municipal de Carthage, Carthage
14:00
  • Zaki 13'
  • Abdelhamid 18'
 Report
  • Al Ferjani 77'
 Referee: Tayeb Bouderbala (Algeria)
11 November 2021 2021 UNAF U-20 Algeria  0–1   Stade municipal de Carthage, Carthage
14:00 Report
  • Abdelhamid 21'
 Referee: Faraj Abdellaoui (Tunisia)
13 November 2021 2021 UNAF U-20   2–1  Mauritania Stade municipal d'Ariana, Ariana
14:00
  • Abdelwahab 14' (pen.)
  • Ahmed 50'
 Report
  • Sy 63'
 Referee: Abdelmoumen Al-Raii (Libya)
17 November 2021 2021 UNAF U-20 Tunisia  3–1   Stade municipal d'Ariana, Ariana
14:00
  • Snana 45' (pen.)
  • Mehri 50'
  • Snana 73'
 Report
  • Ahmed 12'
 Referee: Nabil Ben Rokaya (Morocco)
21 July 2022 2022 Arab Cup U-20 GS   1–0  Oman Damac Stadium, Abha
21:00
  • Hawash 43'
 Report Referee: Abdullah Al-Kandari (Kuwait)
27 July 2022 2022 Arab Cup U-20 GS Somalia  0–2   Damac Stadium, Abha
21:00 Report
Attendance: 3,715
Referee: Sheikh Ahmed Aladdin (Lebanon)
31 July 2022 2022 Arab Cup U-20 QF   2–1  Morocco Damac Stadium, Abha
19:00
  • Lyakoubi 23'
 Referee: Sultan Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
3 August 2022 2022 Arab Cup U-20 SF Algeria  1–3   Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha
21:00
  • Basha 10'
  • Rashdan 40'
  • Ibrahim 76'
 Referee: Mohammad Khaled (Bahrain)
7 August 2022 2022 Arab Cup U-20 FI Saudi Arabia  1–1
(5–3 p)		   Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha
19:30
  • Al Aliwa 45'
 Report
Attendance: 16,540
Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
Penalties
25 September 2022 Friendly   3–1  Kuwait El-Max Stadium, Alexandria
19:30 Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
17 November 2022 Friendly   1–0  Benin Cairo Stadium, Cairo
19:30 Fayed
20 November 2022 Friendly   0–0  Benin Cairo Stadium, Cairo
19:30
10 February 2023 Friendly   1-0  South Sudan Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo
14:30 Abdelrahman Rashdan 90' Report
13 February 2023 Friendly   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   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   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   Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
19:00
Report Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)
15 November 2023 2023 UNAF U-20   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   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   2–4  Tunisia Ariana, Tunisia
14:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Ariana Stadium
21 November 2023 2023 UNAF U-20   2–2  Morocco Le Kram, Tunisia
14:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Le Kram Stadium
20 March 2024 Friendly Algeria  2–1   Algiers, Algeria
22:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Salem Mabrouki Stadium
23 March 2024 Friendly   2–1  Mauritania Algiers, Algeria
22:00 UTC+1 Stadium: Salem Mabrouki Stadium
25 March 2024 Friendly   1–1  Tunisia Algiers, Algeria
22:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Salem Mabrouki Stadium
19 June 2024 Friendly   4–0  Kuwait Cairo, Egypt
Report Stadium: 30 June Stadium

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations between 27 April – 18 May 2025.[1]

Caps and goals correct as of 27 April 2025, after the match against Saudi Arabia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Abdelmonem Tamer (2006-08-03) 3 August 2006 11 0 ZED
16 1GK Ahmed Wahba (2005-05-05) 5 May 2005 2 0 Al Masry
23 1GK Ahmed Menshawi (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 0 0 Al Ittihad
2 2DF Mohamed Samir (2006-02-03) 3 February 2006 8 1 ENPPI
3 2DF Mohamed Gamal Ibrahim (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 0 0 Petrojet
4 2DF Ahmed Abdin (2006-05-01) 1 May 2006 12 0 Ceramica Cleopatra
5 2DF Abdallah Bostangy (2005-04-04) 4 April 2005 11 1 Smouha
6 2DF Youssef Abdelhafiz (2005-01-05) 5 January 2005 6 0 Ceramica Cleopatra
12 2DF Moamen Sherif (2006-02-11) 11 February 2006 2 0 Al Ittihad
13 2DF Mahmoud Labib (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 5 0 Al Ahly
14 2DF Mohab Samy (2005-02-20) 20 February 2005 6 0 ENPPI
8 3MF Kabaka (2005-04-22) 22 April 2005 15 4 Modern Sport
21 3MF Ahmed Wahid (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 1 0 Al Ahly
22 3MF Mohamed El Sayed (2006-05-20) 20 May 2006 13 0 Zamalek
24 3MF Mohamed Atef (2007-01-01) 1 January 2007 0 0 Al Ahly
25 3MF Seif Eldin Essam (2005-04-03) 3 April 2005 6 0 ENPPI
7 4FW Amoory (2005-05-27) 27 May 2005 6 2 Al Ittihad
9 4FW Mohamed Zaalouk (2005-03-05) 5 March 2005 11 4 Al Ahly
10 4FW Mohamed Abdallah (2005-10-18) 18 October 2005 10 4 Al Ahly
11 4FW Mohanad Mohamed (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 6 0 Al Mokawloon
15 4FW Omar Khedr (2006-05-25) 25 May 2006 12 0 Aston Villa
17 4FW Amr Khaled (2005-10-06) 6 October 2005 13 0 FC Wohlen
18 4FW Mohamed Raafat (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 4 0 Al Ahly
19 4FW Mohamed Haitham (2007-02-17) 17 February 2007 0 0 Al Ahly
20 4FW Ahmed Sharaf (2005-08-04) 4 August 2005 6 0 Al Masry
26 4FW Omar Osama Hassan (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 1 0 ENPPI

See also

References

  1. ^ "Egypt Youth". Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
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