Egypt national under-20 football team

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

Egypt U-20
Nickname(s)The Young Pharaohs
AssociationEgyptian Football Association
ConfederationCAF
Head coachRabiaa Yacin
CaptainRamy Rabia
Top scorerHamdy Abd Elhamid
Home stadiumPetro Sport 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 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
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
2021 To be determined
- 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
Main article: 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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 7
 Chile 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 Egypt 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
 England 3 0 2 1 3 5 −2 2
Source:
Chile 2–1 Egypt
Castillo  25'
Bravo  77'		 Report Kahraba  10'
Attendance: 3,148
Iraq 2–1 Egypt
Al-Asadi  33'
Abdul-Raheem  79'		 Report Koka  27'
Attendance: 3,246
Egypt 2–0 England
Trezeguet  79'
Koka  90+3'		 Report
Attendance: 3,445

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

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
  • 2011 Arab Youth Championship - 2011 - Qualified

Honors

World Cups :

Results

These results may be outdated.

Date Location Home Team Score Away Team Occasion
July 2011 Kenitra, Morocco Bahrain U-20 0-3 Egypt U-20 Arab Youth Cup 2011
July 2011 Kenitra, Morocco Iraq U-20 1-2 Egypt U-20 Arab Youth Cup 2011
July 2011 Kenitra, Morocco Kuwait U-20 0-1 Egypt U-20 Arab Youth Cup 2011
July 2011 Kenitra, Morocco Saudi Arabia U-20 1-0 Egypt U-20 Arab Youth Cup 2011
11,11,2011 Pirmasens, Germany Germany U-20 2-1 Egypt U-20 Friendly
13,11,2011 Dillingen, Germany Germany U-20 3-0 Egypt U-20 Friendly
May 2012 Austria Austria U-20 1-3 Egypt U-20 Friendly
26 June 2012 Omdurman Sudan U-20 2-9 Egypt U-20 Friendly
29 June 2012 Omdurman Sudan U-20 1-3 Egypt U-20 Friendly
5 July 2012 Petro Sport Stadium Egypt U-20 3-2 Ismaily Friendly
9 July 2012 Accra Namibia U-20 1-1 Egypt U-20 Friendly Tournament
12 July 2012 Accra Ghana U-20 3-0 Egypt U-20 Friendly Tournament
27 July 2012 Petro Sport Stadium Egypt U-20 0-0 Kenya U-20 2013 African Youth Championship qualifier
10 August 2012 Nairobi Kenya U-20 0-3 Egypt U-20 2013 African Youth Championship qualifier
22 September 2012 Cairo Egypt U-20 2-1 Angola U-20 2013 African Youth Championship qualifier
7 October 2012 Luanda Angola U-20 0-0 Egypt U-20 2013 African Youth Championship qualifier
7 December 2012 Algeria Egypt U-20 1-0 Niger U-20 Friendly Tournament
9 December 2012 Algeria Algeria U-20 1-4 Egypt U-20 Friendly Tournament
24 January 2013 Tunis Tunisia U-20 1-1 Egypt U-20 Friendly Tournament
26 January 2013 Tunis Tunisia U-20 1-2 Egypt U-20 Friendly Tournament
4 February 2013 Tunis Egypt U-20 1-1 Cameroon U-20 Friendly match
6 February 2013 Tunis Egypt U-20 2-1 Cameroon U-20 Friendly match
20 February 2013 Cairo Egypt U-20 0-0 Nigeria U-20 Friendly match
22 February 2013 Cairo Egypt U-20 1-3 Nigeria U-20 Friendly match
4 March 2013 Petro Sport Stadium Egypt U-20 2-1 Petrojet Friendly
7 March 2013 Petro Sport Stadium Egypt U-20 2-3 ENPPI Friendly
10 March 2013 Morocco Egypt U-20 0-0 DR Congo U-20 Friendly
16 March 2013 Aïn Témouchent Ghana U-20 1-2 Egypt U-20 2013 African U-20 Championship
19 March 2013 Aïn Témouchent Algeria U-20 0-1 Egypt U-20 2013 African U-20 Championship
22 March 2013 Oran Benin U-20 0-1 Egypt U-20 2013 African U-20 Championship
26 March 2013 Aïn Témouchent Egypt U-20 2-0 Nigeria U-20 2013 African U-20 Championship
30 March 2013 Aïn Témouchent Egypt U-20 2-1 Ghana U-20 2013 African U-20 Championship
19 May 2013 Cairo Egypt U-20 0-4 Jordan U-22 Friendly
3 June 2013 Spain Egypt U-20 2-2 Romania U-20 Friendly
5 June 2013 Spain Egypt U-20 1-3 Montenegro U-20 Friendly
12 June 2013 Switzerland Brazil U-20 1-0 Egypt U-20 Friendly
15 June 2013 Switzerland Egypt U-20 8-0 Kosovo U-20 Friendly
17 June 2013 Istanbul Egypt U-20 2-1 New Zealand U-20 Friendly
23 June 2013 Antalya Chile U-20 2-1 Egypt U-20 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup
26 June 2013 Antalya Iraq U-20 2-1 Egypt U-20 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup
29 June 2013 Bursa Egypt U-20 2-0 England U-20 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup

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
1 1GK Mossad Awad (1993-01-15)15 January 1993 (aged 20) Al Ahly
2 2DF Ibrahim El-Hadad (1993-02-01)1 February 1993 (aged 20) Wadi Degla
3 2DF Ibrahim Hassan (1993-09-30)30 September 1993 (aged 19) Al Ahly
4 4FW Kahraba (1994-04-13)13 April 1994 (aged 18) FC Luzern
5 2DF Mahmoud Metwalli (1993-01-04)4 January 1993 (aged 20) Ismaily
6 2DF Ramy Rabia (1993-05-20)20 May 1993 (aged 19) Al Ahly
7 3MF Karim Walid (1993-06-20)20 June 1993 (aged 19) Al Ahly
8 4FW Omar Bassam (1993-12-17)17 December 1993 (aged 19) Al Ahly
9 3MF Saleh Gomaa (1993-08-01)1 August 1993 (aged 19) ENPPI
10 4FW Ahmed Samir (1994-08-25)25 August 1994 (aged 18) Zamalek
12 3MF Mahmoud Hamad (1993-11-10)10 November 1993 (aged 19) Ismaily
13 3MF Hossam Ghaly (1993-01-01)1 January 1993 (aged 20) Al Ahly
14 2DF Sherif Adel "Dabo" (1994-01-28)28 January 1994 (aged 19) ENPPI
15 1GK Mahmoud Hamdy (1993-11-01)1 November 1993 (aged 19) Zamalek
16 2DF Ossama Ibrahim (1993-04-01)1 April 1993 (aged 19) ENPPI
17 4FW Koka[egy 1][1] (1993-03-05)5 March 1993 (aged 20) Rio Ave
18 3MF Mohamed Sherif (1993-01-05)5 January 1993 (aged 20) Ismaily
19 3MF Trezeguet (1994-10-01)1 October 1994 (aged 18) Al Ahly
20 1GK Hassan Mahmoud (1993-03-10)10 March 1993 (aged 20) Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab
21 2DF Yasser Ibrahim (1993-02-10)10 February 1993 (aged 20) Zamalek SC

See also

References
  1. Rio Ave F.C. have made Koka available for two games only, versus Ghana and Algeria.
  1. 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.
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