By Hend GadAllah

Dr. Ashraf Sobhi, Minister of Youth and Sports, arrived at the Burj Al Arab Stadium in Alexandria to attend the Egyptian national football team’s match against Gabon at the end of the group stage in the African qualifiers for the World Cup from the sixth group. It ended with the rise of the Egyptian team to the final stage. 

The match was attended by Frank Nguyumi, Gabonese Minister of Youth and Sports, Ahmed Mujahid, head of the Tripartite Committee for the Administration of the Football Association, several officials from the diplomatic mission of Gabon in Cairo, and a group of Egyptian fans to support the team.

The match comes within the sixth and final round of African qualifiers for the World Cup, and the national team leads its group with 11 points, which includes Gabon, Angola, and Libya.

The Minister of Youth and Sports expressed his wishes for success to the national team players in the next match in the final stage of the qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. He stressed the players to do their utmost to win and qualify for the World Cup and delight the Egyptian fans.