Hamza Abdel Karim, the Barcelona forward and Egypt international, began his new international career with the Pharaohs by scoring his first goal for the national team, leaving his mark after a short period of appearances with the squad.
Hamza Abdel Karim has participated in 9 matches with the Egypt national team, totaling 101 minutes before netting his first international goal, having received varying opportunities in previous matches.
4 minutes against Russia.
5 minutes against Brazil.
14 minutes against Belgium.
14 minutes against New Zealand.
14 minutes against Iran.
15 minutes against Australia.
28 minutes against Angola.
3 minutes against South Sudan.
Adding up the minutes Hamza Abdel Karim played in the previous eight matches, his total participation reaches 97 minutes before the match in which he scored his first goal, bringing his total to 101 minutes with the national team to achieve his first scoring milestone.
The goal gives the Barcelona forward a fantastic start with the national team, as he was able to capitalize on the opportunities presented to him and open his scoring account in the Pharaohs' jersey.
On another note, the newspaper "Sport" highlighted comments from Hossam Hassan, the head coach of the Egypt national team, who spoke about Hamza Abdel Karim, confirming that the decision to call the player up to the national team had a significant impact in attracting attention to him, which contributed to him getting a chance with the first team of Barcelona this season.
Hossam Hassan said after the match between Egypt and South Sudan: "The decision to call up Hamza Abdel Karim to the Egypt national team was not easy, as the player was not part of the first team at Barcelona, but once he joined the national team, all eyes were on him, which led to Hamza being promoted to the first team at Barcelona, where he got a chance to play."
