Egypt U-20 side announce preparations for World Cup

Mohamad Mosselhi , Tuesday 21 May 2013

Egypt U-20 to prepare for the upcoming U-20 World Cup with friendlies against Romania, Macedonia, Uzbekistan and Brazil

Rabie Yassine
Egypt U-20 coach Rabie Yassine, L (Photo: Ahram)

Egypt U-20 coach Rabie Yassine revealed on Tuesday the team's preparations for the upcoming U-20 World Cup which kicks off in Turkey next month.

According to Ahram Sports, Egypt will hold a preparation camp in Spain where they will face Romania Macedonia and Uzbekistan.

The young Pharaohs will then travel to Switzerland to play two more friendly games against Brazil and a yet-to-be-identified team.

They will wrap up their preparations with a final friendly against New Zealand in Turkey, four days before the tournament gets underway on 21 June.

Egypt, who qualified for the World Cup after winning the U-20 African Championship in March, will play in Group E along with England, Chile and Iraq.

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