Egypt name Abdulaziz Khaled in attack for Kuwait clash at Gulf Under-17 Cup

Egypt head coach Hussein Abdel Latif has named his starting XI for the match against Kuwait in the second round of Group B at the Gulf Under-17 Cup.

The 2009-born Egypt squad is competing in the tournament for the first time, with the competition being held in Qatar from 16 October to 4 November 2026.

Egypt line up with Malek Amr in goal.

Amir Hassan, Adam Youssef, Mohamed El-Sayed “El Diesel” and Ezzat Abdel Moaz form the defence.

Ahmed Bashir, Omar Abdel Rahim, Mohamed Gamal, Ahmed Safwat and Daniel Tamer are selected in midfield, while Abdulaziz Khaled is the lone forward.

Egypt’s substitutes are Mohamed Obeid, Abdulaziz Mahmoud, Yassin Tamer, Adel Alaa, Seif Karim, Adam El-Qazzaz, Youssef Abdullah, Ziad Saudi, Seif Amir, Adham Haseeb, Khaled Mokhtar and Khaled Mahmoud.

The match will be refereed by Bahrain official Mohamed Rashid.

Egypt are in Group B alongside Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Yemen and Iraq. They began their campaign with a 5-0 victory over Saudi Arabia in the opening round.

Yemen also made a winning start, defeating Iraq 2-0.

The meeting with Egypt will be Kuwait’s first match of the tournament.

In the other Group B fixture in the second round, Yemen will face Saudi Arabia at 20:00 today. Iraq do not have a match in this round.

Egypt are also preparing to compete in the FIFA Under-17 World Cup, which is scheduled to take place in Qatar next month.