Egypt to face ºÚÁÏÉçÇø in final of 2022 Arab Cup U-20 final

Egypt defeated Algeria 3-1 to reach the final of the 2022 Arab Cup U-20. (Supplied)
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  • The young Pharaohs defeated Algeria 3-1 in the all-African semifinal to reach Saturday’s showdown with the hosts

Egypt defeated Algeria 3-1 on Wednesday night to reach the final of the 2022 Arab Cup U-20, where they will face hosts ºÚÁÏÉçÇø on Saturday at Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium in Abha.

The young Pharaohs took a two-goal lead into the break thanks to strikes by Salahaldin Basha after 10 minutes and Abdelrahman Rashdan five minutes from half-time.

Algeria pulled one back on 69 minutes through Lahlou Akhrib, but Egypt confirmed progress to the final with goal from Mohammed Ibrahim seven minutes later.

Earlier in the day ºÚÁÏÉçÇø had reached the final after comfortably beating Palestine 5-0.