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Egypt U-17 routs Saudi Arabia 5-0 in Gulf Cup opener
October 17, 2026 at 08:57 PM
Egypt's U-17 team beat Saudi Arabia 5-0 in their opening Group Two match of the U-17 Gulf Cup in Doha on Saturday.
- Mohamed Gamal opened the scoring from a 53rd-minute penalty, with Ziad Saoudi, Ahmed Safwat, Khaled Mahmoud, and Ahmed Beshir adding four more goals.
- Egypt compete in Group Two alongside Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Yemen, and Iraq, having been invited as a guest team.
- Saudi Arabia won the senior Gulf Cup title on October 6, defeating the UAE 2-0 in the final.
- Egypt coach Hussein Abdel Latif said the team now focuses on Tuesday's match against Kuwait.