Egypt national under-20 football team

The Egypt national under-20 football team is the national youth team of Egypt. It's administered by the Egyptian Football Association. Their best performance in the U-20 World Cup was third place which was achieved in 2001. This remains to be the highest result Egypt has achieved in any International World Cup. Their nickname, The Young Pharaohs is an obvious reference to the nickname of the National Team, The Pharaohs. Egypt hosted the 2009 U-20 World Cup.