Egypt U20 squad named for Tanzania friendlies with Salah, Hamad and overseas players

Wail Riyad has announced the Egypt youth team squad for its November training camp, which includes Mahmoud Salah of Al Ahly, Mohamed Hamad of Zamalek and two players based overseas.

Egypt will face Tanzania in two friendly matches on 12 and 12 November.

The games are part of the preparations for the Africa U20 Cup of Nations, which will be held in Ghana in February 2027.

Ibrahim El-Nagaaoui, who plays for Czech club Slavia Prague, has been selected, while Kwezmi Hady has also been included after joining Hosei University’s team in Japan.

The full squad is:

Goalkeepers: Omar Abdelaziz, Eyad Tamer, Abdullah Aziz.

Defenders: Eyad Medhat, Mohamed Abdel Basir, Abdullah Badeir, Nour Ashraf, Mohamed Awad, Mohamed Farag, Youssef Sheika, Omar El-Amin, Youssef Abdel Tawab, Ibrahim El-Nagaaoui.

Midfielders: Mohamed Samir “Konta”, Mohamed Raafat, Younes El-Mallah, Omar Tharwat, Omar El-Azab, Yassin Atef, Anas Roshdy, Mahmoud Salah, Mohamed Hamad, Ahmed Yasser, Reda Amer, Ahmed El-Sheikh, Zein Ahmed, Ismail Zaza.

Forwards: Kwezmi Hady, Youssef Saber, Ali El-Gargahi.