The coaching staff of the youth national team gives a motivational lecture to the players.
The coaching staff of the national under-20 team, led by Wael Riad, organized a motivational lecture for the players 24 hours before their match against Libya, marking the start of our national team's journey in the North African qualifiers for the 2007 birth year.
Egypt's under-20 team will face their Libyan counterparts at 8 PM on Thursday, kicking off their campaign in the North African qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations under 20, at the Suez Canal Authority Stadium in Ismailia.
The match between Egypt and Libya will start at 8 PM on Thursday, September 24, 2026, and it has been decided to broadcast the game on the free-to-air ON Sport network. Following this match, the team will face three tough encounters, starting with Tunisia on September 30, then Morocco on October 3, and concluding the competition against Algeria on October 6.
The head coach of the youth team opened the lecture by emphasizing the importance of adhering to instructions before the match against our Libyan brothers, as we begin our journey in the qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations.
Dr. Hajjid Hati Al-Antabli, the team's doctor, focused during the lecture on explaining how to handle various situations on the pitch during matches, using video and scientific methods, offering advice to the players and stressing that focus is the key to victories and overcoming obstacles during games.
The youth team enters the tournament with a roster filled with many young and promising players, including: Eyad Tamer, Omar Abdel Aziz, Youssef Al-Bashir, Eyad Medhat, Mohamed Abdel Basir, Nour Ashraf, Abdullah Bdeir, Hamza El-Dajwi, Mohamed Awad, Mohamed Farag, Mohannad El-Shami, Omar Al-Amin, Mohamed Samir Kunta, Omar Tharwat, Mohamed Raafat, Jonas Al-Mallah, Yassine Atef, Omar Al-Azab, Mohamed Hamad, Adham Karim, Mahmoud Salah, Anas Rushdi, Mohamed Haytham, Ali Al-Garhi, and Mohamed Abdel Fattah Taha.
The North African qualifiers for the under-20 tournament feature five teams: host Egypt, along with Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, and Libya, with only the top two teams qualifying for the Africa Cup of Nations 2027 in Ghana.
