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Egypt national under-23 football team

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NameEgypt U-23
BadgeFlag of Egypt.svg
Badge_size180px
Nicknameالفراعنة (The Pharaohs)
AssociationEgyptian Football Association
Sub-confederationUNAF (North Africa)
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
FIFA TrigrammeEGY
CoachVacant
CaptainMoataz Mohamed
Home StadiumCairo International Stadium
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First game1–2
(Sudan; 1991)
Largest win5–1
(Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 27 January 2024)
Largest loss6–0
(Nantes, France; 8 August 2024)
Regional nameOlympic Games
Regional cup apps4
Regional cup first1992
Regional cup bestFourth place (2024
2ndRegional nameAfrica U-23 Cup of Nations
2ndRegional cup apps4
2ndRegional cup first2011
2ndRegional cup bestChampions (2019)
3rdRegional nameAfrican Games
3rdRegional cup apps4
3rdRegional cup first1991
3rdRegional cup best[[File:Gold medal africa.svg16px]] Gold medalists (1995)

| Sub-confederation = UNAF (North Africa) (Sudan; 1991) (Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 27 January 2024) (Nantes, France; 8 August 2024) )

The Egypt national under-23 football team (), sometimes called the Egypt Olympic Team, nicknamed The Pharaohs (), 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 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations and Olympic Games. As of Los Angeles 2028, players need to be born on or after 1 January 2005 to participate but the team may be supplemented with 3 over-age players.

The team has played at the Olympic Games 13 times, with four of these being after the tournament became age capped. They're also the top-medalist at the U-23 African Cup.

History

Egypt has had limited success since 1992, when the tournament first became locked for U-23 players. Egypt qualified to the 2012 Olympics after beating Senegal in the Bronze Metal Match. In the Olympics, they placed second in their group after a loss against Brazil, a draw with New Zealand and a win against Belarus. Their run was abruptly stopped by a 3-0 loss to Japan in the quarterfinals. They missed out on Rio 2016 but reached Tokyo 2020 as African Champions after winning the U-23 tournament at home. They placed second in their group after a nil-nil draw with European Champions Spain, a loss against South American Champions Argentina and a 2-0 win against Australia. They lost 1-0 at the quarterfinals to eventual gold-medalist Brazil.

Egypt qualified for the 2024 tournament after placing second in the 2023 U-23 African Cup. This marks the first time they play in successive tournaments since Tokyo 1964.

Results and fixtures

;Legend

2024

Shahama Stadium

  • Saleh Aboulshamat
  • Abdulmalik Al-Jaber
  • Khamis Al-Mansoori
  • |goals2=*Mohammed Al-Maazmi
  • Mahmoud Saber
  • Mohamed Shehata
  • Osama Faisal
  • G. Kuol
  • Hollman
  • Courtney-Perkins
  • Okon-Engstler
  • Girdwood-Reich
  • Velupillay
  • Brook
  • Adel
  • Faisal
  • El Debes
  • El Saaiy
  • Eid
  • Saber
  • Abdel Maguid
  • Al-Sahafi
  • Al-Nemer
  • Faisal
  • Abdel Maguid
  • Fayed
  • El Maghrabi
  • S. Al-Zaid
  • Al-Julaydan
  • Barnawi
  • Al-Nemer
  • Mostafa Saad
  • Mahmoud Saber
  • Malick Sanogo
  • Koka
  • Elneny
  • El Debes
  • Abdelmaguid
  • Adel
  • D. Gómez
  • Pérez
  • Viera
  • M. Gómez
  • Balbuena
  • Mateta
  • Olise
  • Mahmoud Saber

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Ghana and Congo on 15, 20 June and the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations between 24 June and 8 July 2023.

Previous squads

  • 1992 Summer Olympics squad
  • 2012 Summer Olympics squad
  • 2020 Summer Olympics squad

Overage players in Olympic Games

TournamentPlayer 1Player 2Player 3
Ahmed Fathy (DF)Mohamed Aboutrika (MF)Emad Moteab (FW)
Mohamed El Shenawy (GK)Ahmed Hegazi (DF)Mahmoud Hamdy (DF)
Mohamed Elneny (MF)Ahmed Sayed Zizo (FW)

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics recordYear/HostRoundPldWDLGFGAPldWDLGFGA
Spain Barcelona 1992First round3102566420113
USA Atlanta 1996Did not qualify421154
Australia Sydney 20008431159
Greece Athens 20046006113
China Beijing 2008412164
United Kingdom London 2012Quarter-finals4112689513126
Brazil Rio de Janeiro 2016Did not qualify110040
Japan Tokyo 2020Quarter-finals4112225500114
France Paris 2024Fourth place6222511531152
Total4/9175481827472410137045
  • Prior to the 1992 Olympic Games campaign, the Olympic football tournament was open to full senior national teams.
  • Egypt withdrew from the 1956 Football tournament and boycotted the 1980 Olympics after qualifying for both.

Africa U-23 Cup of Nations

Africa U-23 Cup of Nations recordAppearances: 4Year/HostRoundPldWDLGFGA
MAR Morocco 2011 Bronze Medal 530274
SEN Senegal 2015 Group Stage 302134
EGY Egypt 2019Champions5500114
MAR Morocco 2023Runners-up531152
Total4/41811342614

African Games

African Games recordAppearances: 7Year/HostRoundPldWDLGFGA
Egypt Cairo 1991Fifth Place411256
Zimbabwe Harare 1995Gold Medal540183
South Africa Johannesburg 1999Didn't qualify
Nigeria Abuja 2003Group Stage300326
Algeria Algiers 2007Group Stage300348
MOZ Maputo 2011Withdrew------
COG Brazzaville 2015Withdrew------
Total7/1128133124439
  • Prior to the Cairo 1991 campaign, the All-Africa Games was open to full senior national teams

References

References

  1. "Paris 2024 Football Men Results".
  2. (24 July 2024). "Match report – Egypt v Dominican Republic".
  3. "روجيرو ميكالي يعلن قائمة منتخب مصر الأولمبي لكأس الأمم الأفريقية تحت 23 عاما المؤهلة لأولمبياد "باريس 2024" 🇪🇬".
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