The Egyptian Olympic team is preparing to face its Moroccan counterpart, this evening, Thursday, at the “La Beaujoire” stadium in the French city of Nantes, in the bronze medal match in the Olympic Games.Paris 2024“.
The Pharaohs had lost with difficulty to their French counterparts, with three goals to one, in the match that brought them together in the semi-finals, after resorting to extra time.
Egypt national team seeks third place
The Pharaohs hope to achieve victory over “Black Atlas“In order to achieve a historic Olympic medal, which will be their first in team sports, and will come at an important time in light of the disappointing performance of the Egyptian mission in Paris so far.
The Pharaohs Olympic team will miss the services of right-back Ahmed Eid, who missed the last match against France due to injury, in addition to Omar Fayed, the team’s defender. Fenerbahce Turkishwho got a red card in the semi-final.
It is likely that the Brazilian Rogerio Micale, the technical director of the Pharaohs Olympic team, will rely on a formation similar to the one he started with against France in the semi-finals, with the participation of either the duo Mohamed Tarek or Mohamed Maghribi instead of the suspended Omar Fayed.
Micale is expected to enter the Morocco match with the following lineup:
- Goalkeeping: Hamza Alaa
- Defense line: Mohamed Shehata – Mohamed Tarek (Mohamed Maghribi) – Hossam Abdel Majeed – Karim El Dabbas
- Midline: Mohamed Elneny – Ahmed Nabil Kouka – Mahmoud Saber
- Offensive line: Ahmed Sayed Zizo – Ibrahim Adel – Osama Faisal
