Egypt name 23-man squad for Gulf Cup ahead of Qatar Under-17 World Cup

Egypt Under-17 head coach Hussein Abdel Latif has named a 23-player squad for the Gulf Cup, with the tournament serving as preparation for the Under-17 World Cup in Qatar in November.

Egypt are listed in Group A alongside Qatar, Panama and Greece.

The squad includes Monza midfielder Amir Abu El-Ezz, along with Zamalek players Adham Hossam and Ahmed Safwat. Pyramids midfielder Ziad Saudi is also included.

The full squad is:

Goalkeepers: Malek Amr, Mohamed Obaid, Abdel Aziz Mahmoud.

Defenders: Mohamed El-Sayed, Adam Youssef, Amir Hassan, Yassin Tamer, Adel Alaa, Ezzat Abdel Maaz and Mohamed Gamal.

Midfielders: Ahmed Bashir, Omar Abdel Rahim, Seif Karim, Youssef Abdullah, Seif Amir, Adam El-Qazzaz, Daniel Tamer, Ziad Saudi, Ahmed Safwat and Adham Hossam.

Forwards: Khaled Mokhtar, Amir Abu El-Ezz and Khaled Mahmoud.

The team completed its final preparations with a 1-0 friendly victory over Al Ittihad Al Sakandary’s 2007 team. The match was Egypt’s last before travelling to the Gulf Cup.

Egypt are scheduled to leave for Qatar on 14 October to take part in the competition, which will be hosted from 17 October to 4 November.

The Egyptian side will play in the tournament’s opening stage in Group A. The teams listed alongside Egypt for that stage are Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait and Yemen.