The Young Pharaohs will be participating in the fifth edition of the U-23 West Asia Friendly Tournament, which is scheduled to take place in Saudi Arabia from March 18 to 26.
This tournament holds significant importance for the team's readiness for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
The draw for the Olympic event is set to be held on March 20 in France.
Having guided Egypt to secure a spot in the 2024 Paris Olympics, the 54-year-old Micale also led the team to the final of the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, where they narrowly lost 2-1 to hosts Morocco earlier this month.
The West Asia Friendly Tournament will feature eight teams, including Egypt.
Egypt's first match in the tournament will be against the UAE, and the winner will advance to face the winner between Australia and Iraq.
Hosts Saudi Arabia U-23 national team will take on Jordan, while South Korea and Thailand are set to go head-to-head.
The Egypt U-23 national team will kick off a closed camp in the Olympic City in the New Administrative Capital on March 14 before traveling to Saudi Arabia on March 18 for the tournament.
The final U-23 squad:
Goalkeepers: Hamza Alaa, Aly El-Gabry, Mohamed El-Sayed
Defenders: Mohamed Tarek, Hossam Abdel-Meged, Karim El-Debes, Mohamed Hamdy, Ahmed Mahmoud, Mohamed Maghraby, Ahmed Eid, and Omar Fayed.
Midfielders: Mahmoud Saber, Ahmed Atef, Mohamed Sehata, Mahmoud Gehad, Mostafa Saad, Ahmed Nader Hawash, Omar Mamdouh, Ibrahim Adel, and Mostafa Ashraf.
Strikers: Osama Faisal, Nader Faisal, and Bilal Mazhar.
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