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

  • Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Tournament Records

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations

Honors

World Cups :

  • Bronze Medalists at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship

Recent results and fixtures

Current squad

The following players were called up for 2024 UNAF U-20 Tournament,The tournament also served as the qualifiers for the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.

 Egypt

Head coach: Rogério Micale

See also

  • U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
  • Egypt national football team
  • Egypt Olympic football team
  • Egypt national under-17 football team

References

External links

  • Egyptian FA official site
  • Tournament archive at fifa.com
  • FIFA U-20 World Cup at rsssf
  • Egyptian Players
  • Egyptian Soccer and Sports
  • All About Egyptian Soccer
  • Information on National team and club football in Egypt

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