Egypt Tokyo 2020 : Shawky Gharib reveals Egypt’s XI to face Australia

Tokyo 2020 Shawky Gharib reveals Egypt's XI to face Australia

Egypt U-23 head coach Shawky Gharib has revealed his starting line-up to face Australia on matchday 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

The Pharaohs aim at following in the footsteps of Ivory Coast who have just booked their place for Tokyo Olympics quarter-finals after their 1-1 draw against Germany.

And this is a must-win match for Egypt for them to make it through to the last 8. And Ramadan Sobhi and teammates need to win by two goals or more to be sure of their qualification.

Read : Tokyo 2020 – Ivory Coast through to quarterfinals after draw vs Germany

If Egypt wins, they will meet Brazil in quaterfinals.

Line-up :

Egypt XI: El-Shennawy; Karim El-Eraky, Mahmoud El-Wensh, Ahmed Hegazi, Osama Galal, Ahmed Fetouh; Taher Mohamed Taher, Akram Tawfik; Ramadan Sobhi, Salah Mohsen, Ahmed Yasser Rayan.

Kick-off time : 11:00

More to follow….


Aimé ATTI

Aimé ATTI is a bilingual journalist who breathes football and shares his passion on Africa Top Sports

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