AFCON U-23 draw amazes the continent

CAIRO – 3 October 2019: The 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations draw ceremony received praise from the local and international media.

The ceremony organizers, Presentation, picked the historic Haramlek Palace of Montaza Complex in Alexandria to host the ceremony.

Egyptian Football Association (EFA) interim chief Amr El-Ganainy and the EFA board members attended the ceremony alongside Presentation CEO, Montasser Al-Nabrawy.




Egypt U-23 team was drawn alongside Mali, Cameroon and Ghana in Group A at 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.

Egyptian U-23 national team manager, Shawki Gharib, and his coaching staff will send the final squad before 30 October 2019.

Egypt hosts the competition between 8 and 22 November at two venues in Cairo, Cairo International Stadium and Al Salam Stadium.



The competition initially scheduled in Zambia but they drew and Egypt were announced as new hosts in 2017.

The top three teams will represent the continent at 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games.

Egypt football appeared at the Olympic games 11 times before and their best achievement was the fourth place in 1928 in Amsterdam and 1964 in Tokyo.

Egypt’s last participation at the tournament was in 2012 in London and the national team was eliminated from the competitions at the quarter finals after losing to Japan.