Egypt national under-23 football team
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UNAF (North Africa) | |||
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Head coach | Rogério Micale | ||
Home stadium | Cairo International Stadium | ||
FIFA code | EGY | ||
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2019) | |||
African Games | |||
Appearances | 7 (first in 1973) | ||
Best result | Gold medalist (1987, 1995) |
The Egypt national under-23 football team (
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's first ever appearance in football was in
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
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 Win
Draw Lose Fixture
2022
23 September 2022 International Friendly | Egypt | 0–0 | Benin | Alexandria, Egypt |
15:00 (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Haras El Hodoud Stadium Referee: Mahmoud Bassiouny (Egypt) |
26 September 2022 International Friendly | Egypt | 2–0 | Benin | Alexandria, Egypt |
18:00 (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Haras El Hodoud Stadium Referee: Sobhy El Amrawi (Egypt) |
23 October 2022 2023 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification Second round | Eswatini | 0–0 | Egypt | Lobamba, Eswatini |
15:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba Referee: Retselisitsoe Molise (Lesotho) |
30 October 2022 2023 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification Second round | Egypt | 1–0 | Eswatini | Alexandria |
20:00 UTC+2 |
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Report | Stadium: Alexandria Stadium Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria) |
17 November 2022 UTC±0 |
Report |
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20 November 2022 UTC±0 |
Report | Mahmoud Saber 22', 75' |
2023
3 February 2023 International Friendly | Egypt | 3–0 | Gabon | Cairo, Egypt |
18:00 (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt) |
18 March 2023 International Friendly | Egypt | 1-0 | Sudan | Cairo, Egypt |
18:00 (UTC+2) | Mostafa Saad 41' | Report | Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour (Egypt) |
22 March 2023 2023 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification Third round | Egypt | 2-0 | Zambia | Cairo, Egypt |
18:00 UTC+2 |
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Report | Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Tsegay Mogos Teklu (Eritrea) |
26 March 2023 2023 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification Third round | Zambia | 0-0 | Egypt | Ndola, Zambia |
18:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Levy Mwanawasa Stadium Referee: Jeannot Franck Bito (Cameroon) |
30 April 2023 International Friendly | Egypt | 2–0 | Congo | Alexandria, Egypt |
18:00 (UTC+3) | Osama Faisal 47', 64' | Report | Stadium: Alexandria Stadium Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt) |
15 June 2023 International Friendly | Egypt | 1–1 | Ghana | Alexandria, Egypt |
18:00 (UTC+3) | Ibrahim Adel 38' | Report | Daniel Afriyie 9' (pen.) | Stadium: Alexandria Stadium Referee: Tarek Magdy (Egypt) |
20 June 2023 UTC+1 ) |
Report | Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium |
25 June 2023 Group B | Egypt | 0–0 | Niger | Tangier, Morocco |
18:00 CAT (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Ibn Batouta Stadium, Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal) |
28 June 2023 Group B | Egypt | 1–0 | Mali | Tangier, Morocco |
18:00 CAT (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Ibn Batouta Stadium, Referee: Lamin Jammeh (Gambia) |
1 July 2023 Group B | Gabon | 0–2 | Egypt | Tangier, Morocco |
21:00 CAT (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Ibn Batouta Stadium, Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia) |
4 July 2023 Semi-final | Egypt | 1–0 | Guinea | Tangier, Morocco |
18:00 CAT (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Ibn Batouta Stadium, Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa) |
8 July 2023 Final | Morocco | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Egypt | Rabat, Morocco |
21:00 CAT (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya) |
7 September 2023 Hybrid friendly | Egypt | 1–1 | Russia | Suez, Egypt |
19:00 (UTC+3) | Bilal Mazhar 7' | Report | Stepan Oganesyan 46' | Stadium: Suez Stadium Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt) |
11 September 2023 Hybrid friendly | Egypt | 2–1 | Russia | Suez, Egypt |
19:00 (UTC+3) |
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Report | Sergei Pinyayev 8' (pen.) | Stadium: Suez Stadium Referee: Hamada Al Qalawi (Egypt) |
12 October 2023 International Friendly | Egypt | 3–1 | Jordan | Cairo, Egypt |
21:00 (UTC+3) |
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Report | Laith Abu Rahal 88' | Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour (Egypt) |
16 October 2023 International Friendly | Uzbekistan | 1–2 | Egypt | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
19:00 UTC+5 | Alisher Odilov 26' | Report |
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Stadium: Milliy Stadium Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan) |
2024
17 January 2024 International Friendly | Egypt | 0–0 | Qatar | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
17:00 UTC+4 | Report | Stadium: Shahama Stadium |
20 January 2024 International Friendly | Egypt | 0–1 | Iraq | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
19:30 UTC+4 | Report | Halo Fayaq 90+8' | Stadium: UAE Football Association Stadium |
23 January 2024 International Friendly | Egypt | 1–2 | Saudi Arabia | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
16:00 UTC+4 | Osama Faisal 10' | Report |
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Stadium: UAE Football Association Stadium |
27 January 2024 International Friendly | United Arab Emirates | 1–5 | Egypt | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
16:00 UTC+4 | Report |
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Stadium: UAE Football Association Stadium |
20 March 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship GS | Egypt | 1–0 | United Arab Emirates | Hofuf, Saudi Arabia |
23:00 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Abdullah Al Shehri (Saudi Arabia) |
23 March 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship SF | Australia | 1–1 (2–1 p) | Egypt | Hofuf, Saudi Arabia |
23:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Palestine) | ||
Penalties | ||||
26 March 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship 3rd Place | Egypt | 2–2 (2–4 p) | Saudi Arabia | Al-Mubarraz, Saudi Arabia |
20:00 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Al Fateh Stadium Referee: Sheikh Ahmad Alaeddin (Lebanon) | |
Penalties | ||||
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.[1]
Previous squads
- 1920 Summer Olympics squad
- 1924 Summer Olympics squad
- 1928 Summer Olympics squad
- 1936 Summer Olympics squad
- 1948 Summer Olympics squad
- 1952 Summer Olympics squad
- 1960 Summer Olympics squad
- 1964 Summer Olympics squad
- 1984 Summer Olympics squad
- 1992 Summer Olympics squad
- 2012 Summer Olympics squad
- 2020 Summer Olympics squad
Overage players in Olympic Games
Tournament | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
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Ahmed Fathy (DF) | Mohamed Aboutrika (MF) | Emad Moteab (FW) | |
Mohamed El Shenawy (GK) | Ahmed Hegazi (DF) | Mahmoud Hamdy (DF) |
Competitive record
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics record | |||||||||||||
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Appearances: 13 | Qualified : 15 | ||||||||||||
Year/Host | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
Athens 1896 | No football tournament | ||||||||||||
Paris 1900 - Stockholm 1912 | Did Not Participate | ||||||||||||
Antwerp 1920 | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | No Qualification | |||||
Paris 1924 | Quarter-final | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||||||
Amsterdam 1928 | Fourth Place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 19 | ||||||
Los Angeles 1932 | No football tournament | ||||||||||||
Berlin 1936 | First Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | No Qualification | |||||
London 1948 | First Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
Helsinki 1952 | First Round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||||||
Melbourne 1956 | Withdrew from Finals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | ||||||
Roma 1960 |
First Round | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
Tokyo 1964 |
Fourth Place | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 |
Mexico 1968 | Withdrew from Qualifiers | ||||||||||||
Munich 1972 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
Montreal 1976 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
Moscow 1980 | Withdrew from Finals | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||||||
Los Angeles 1984 | Quarter-final | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
Seoul 1988 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ||||||
Barcelona 1992 | First Round | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
Atlanta 1996 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||||||
Sydney 2000 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | |||||||
Athens 2004 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 13 | |||||||
Beijing 2008 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |||||||
London 2012 | Quarter-final | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 |
Rio de Janeiro 2016 | Did not qualify | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
Tokyo 2020 | Quarter-final | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
Paris 2024 | Qualified | ||||||||||||
Total | 4/9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 65 | 43 |
- 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 record
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Appearances: 4 | |||||||
Year/Host | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
Morocco 2011 |
Bronze Medal | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
Senegal 2015 |
Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Egypt 2019 |
Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
Morocco 2023 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Total | 4/4 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 14 |
African Games
African Games record | ||||||||
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Appearances: 7 | ||||||||
Year/Host | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
Brazzaville 1965 | did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Lagos 1973 | Bronze Medal | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | |
Algiers 1978 | Withdrew after Round 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
Nairobi 1987 | Gold Medal | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |
Cairo 1991 | Fifth Place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
Harare 1995 | Gold Medal | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | |
Johannesburg 1999 | Didn't qualify | |||||||
Abuja 2003 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
Algiers 2007 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
Maputo 2011 | Withdrew | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Brazzaville 2015 |
Withdrew | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Total | 7/11 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 44 | 39 |
- Prior to the All-Africa Gameswas open to full senior national teams
See also
- Sport in Egypt
- Football in Egypt
- Egypt national football team
- Egypt national under-20 football team
- Egypt national under-17 football team
- Egypt national futsal team
- Egypt national beach soccer team
References
- ^ "روجيرو ميكالي يعلن قائمة منتخب مصر الأولمبي لكأس الأمم الأفريقية تحت 23 عاما المؤهلة لأولمبياد "باريس 2024" 🇪🇬". Instagram. Retrieved 15 June 2023.