Egypt's CAN 2025 Rally: Minister Sobhy Fires Up the Squad Before Morocco
17 December 2025
CAN 2025: Egypt's Pep Talk
Dr. Ashraf Sobhy, Minister of Youth and Sports, met with the Egypt national team and the coaching staff led by Hossam Hassan before the squad travels to Morocco to compete in the Africa Cup of Nations 2025, which begins this Sunday.
The minister gathered the squad to check their readiness, praising the 2-1 victory over Nigeria and the strong display in the friendly at Cairo Stadium.
He reiterated his confidence that Egypt can represent the country with the dignity worthy of its footballing history in CAN 2025.
Sobhy stressed the team's need for full support from Egyptian fans and urged a fighting spirit, discipline, and maximum effort to contend for the title.
Head of the Egyptian Football Association, Hany Abu Rida, departed to Cairo Airport, heading to Qatar to attend FIFA meetings before joining the Egyptian delegation in Morocco for CAN 2025.
Punchline 1: If Egypt clinches the title, Sobhy will need a bigger trophy cabinet and a coffee machine that runs on victory chants.
Punchline 2: If they stumble, the post-match briefing will be legendary anyway—the weather, the wifi, and the biscuits will all get blame, in that order.
