TIL Desk Sports/ The India U-16 football team is gearing up to face the top junior club teams from Egypt in a couple of friendly matches scheduled this weekend. They will play with Al-Ahly club in Cairo on 22 April and with Smouha club in Alexandria on 23 April. The matches are under The India-Egypt Friendship Cup: Football Match Series as part of the India by the Nile cultural festival which runs until 27 April.
The matches will be played in Cairo and Alexandria. The matches are being organised by The embassy of India in Egypt, in collaboration with Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Embee Group, all India Football Federation, Al-Ahly Club, Smouha Club.
“This is an opportunity for the young team and a very useful experience for them because they will have the exposure of a very competitive kind of football,” India’s Ambassador to Egypt Sanjay Bhattacharyya told while attending the training of the young footballers. Bhattacharayya then explained the choice of venues.
