EFA launches Egyptian national football team on Twitter

CAIRO – 13 March 2018: The Egyptian Football Association launched the official account of the Egyptian national team on the social network platform Twitter on Tuesday.

رسميا إطلاق الحساب الرسمى للمنتخب المصرى لكره
#الفراعنة_وصلوا
#روسيا2018

— Egypt National Football Team (@Pharaohs) March 13, 2018

Launching the Pharaohs’ Twitter account came before the press conference held Tuesday to announce the final squad list of the team travelling to Switzerland to face Portugal and Greece in friendly matches in preparation for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

تعرف على القائمة الكاملة لمعسكر مارس#الفراعنة_وصلوا
#روسيا2018 pic.twitter.com/HNbjNM8ASL

— Egypt National Football Team (@Pharaohs) March 13, 2018

The Pharaohs are scheduled to travel to Switzerland on a private plane on March 20. They will face Portugal on March 23 at 9:45 p.m. (CLT) and Greece on March 26 at 9 p.m.

The national team’s official Twitter account also announced the schedule of the World Cup preparations, as the team will face Kuwait on May 26, Colombia on June 1 and Belgium on June 6, before returning to Egypt on June 7. Then, the head coach will give the team a day to rest before the last training session scheduled for June 9 at Cairo International Stadium.