The Egyptian U-20 national team maintained its hopes of qualifying for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, yesterday, Wednesday, with a difficult (2-1) victory over Libya.
The Egyptian under-20 team – coached by Brazilian Rogero Micale – achieved all possible results in the North African qualifiers, losing (2-1) to Morocco, then drawing (1-1) with Algeria before winning (2-1) over Libya.
The Egyptian national team occupies second place in the North African U-20 qualifiers, with 4 points from 3 matches, while it plays its remaining match in the final round against Tunisia, next Tuesday, November 26.
It is noteworthy that the teams of Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya are competing with each other for two qualifying tickets to the 2025 African Nations Under-20, as the leader and runner-up advance after the five teams meet each other in a single group system.
The Moroccan national team is now close to advancing to the 2025 U-20 African Nations, after reaching 7 points, while the second ticket is limited to Egypt, Tunisia and Algeria, with Libya having a difficult chance.
How does the Egyptian national team qualify for the African U-20 Nations?
Three rounds of the North African qualifiers hosted by Egypt in the city of Ismailia have passed, while two rounds remain, as follows:
– Fourth round: (Tunisia x Algeria) – (Morocco x Libya)
– Fifth round: (Algeria x Libya) – (Egypt x Tunisia)
Below are the calculations by which the Egyptian national team can advance to the African Under-20 Nations:
– First scenario: victory over Tunisia
Egypt’s national team will reach point 7 if it defeats Tunisia in the last round.
In this scenario, the Tunisian national team cannot exceed the six-point barrier, so the second ticket will be limited to Egypt and Algeria.
The Egyptian national team is waiting for Algeria to stumble with a draw or defeat, whether in its match against Tunisia or Libya, so as not to collect 8 points, knowing that it currently has two points.
The second scenario: a draw with Tunisia
The Egyptian national team’s tally rises to 5 points if it draws against Tunisia.
In this scenario, Tunisia must lose against Algeria, leaving its balance with only 4 points.
As for Libya, it must defeat Algeria rather than falter against Morocco, whether by loss or draw, so that the score becomes 4 points, the maximum it can reach.
The Algerian team is equal to the Egyptian team in this scenario with 5 points, which means looking at the goal difference to decide who qualifies between them.
– Third scenario: loss to Tunisia
The Egyptian national team’s hopes of qualifying for the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations end if they lose to Tunisia, as Mikali’s team’s balance stops at 4 points.
View the North African U-20 qualifiers standings, here