Egypt Youth National Teams
Mönchengladbach’s Ashraf called-up as Micale names Egypt U23 squad for AFCON qualifier
Egypt Olympic Team manager Rogério Micale has named a 32-man squad for the upcoming training camp ahead of the decisive Zambia clash in the 2023 AFCON qualifiers.
The Egyptian U23 national team will play against Zambia for a spot in the 2023 AFCON, which is set to take place in Morocco next June.
The first-leg will take place on March 22 at the Air Defense Stadium, four days before the return-leg take place in Zambia.
The winner will qualify for the 2023 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, which acts as a qualifier for the 2024 Olympic games in Paris.
The squad list witnessed the inclusion of Borussia mönchengladbach’s midfielder Mostafa Ashraf as the only foreign-based player after Vizela FC keeper Ahmed Nader El-Sayed was left out.
The full 26-man squad announced by Micale:
Goalkeepers: Youssef Nader (Pyramids FC), Aly El-Gabry (Cleopatra FC), Mohamed Ahmed (Arab Contractors), Hamza Alaa (Al Ahly SC).
Defenders: Mohamed Ashraf (Al Ahly SAC), Hossam Abdel-Megeed, Mohamed Tarek, Hatem Mohamed (Zamalek SC), Mohamed Maghraby (Smouha), Abdel-Rahman Goda (Pyramids FC), Mohamed Hamdy, Ahmed Eid (ENPPI), Omar Fayed (Arab Contractors), Ahmed Sayed Abdel-Naby (El-Dakhleya), Eyad Askalany (Ismaily SC).
Midfielders: Ahmed Nabil Kouka, Raafat Khalil (Al Ahly), Mohamed Hossam (Zamalek SC), Mostafa Saad (Smouha), Ibrahim Adel, Mahmoud Saber (Pyramids FC), Emad Mayhoub (ENPPI), Ziad Farag (Al Masry), Araby Badr, Mohamed Shehata (El-Gaish SC), Mahmoud Gehad (Pharco FC), Abdel-Ghany Mohamed (Ittihad of Alexandria), Aly Zazaa (Future FC), Mostafa Ashraf (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
Forwards: Abdel-Rahman Atef (Ghazl El-Mahalla), Ahmed Atef (Arab Contractors), Osama Faisal (Bank Al Ahly).
Egypt had reached this final stage after beating Eswatini national team with a clean goal scored by Osama Faisal, at Alexandria Stadium.
Morocco is hosting the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, from which the top three teams qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics, the fourth-place team plays a play-off with its Asian counterpart for the fourth qualifying card for the Olympics.
