Hegazy had played 4 matches with the Egyptian Olympic team in the London 2012 Olympic Games, when he participated in 3 matches in the group stage and then a match in the quarter-finals. He also participated in 3 matches during this Olympics in the group stage, before participating in a match Today against Brazil in the quarter-finals, becoming the most Egyptian player to play in the Olympics with 8 matches, equal with both Mohamed Badawy and Ali Al-Hassani.
The Egyptian Olympic team match against its Brazilian counterpart in the quarter-finals of the Olympic Games “Tokyo 2020” witnessed Ramadan Sobhi wearing the armband of the Pharaohs instead of Ahmed Hegazy, the captain of the team.
On the other hand, coach Shawky Gharib, coach of the Egyptian Olympic team, announced his official squad to face his counterpart, the Olympic team of Brazil, led by coach Andre Jardine, in the quarter-finals of the Olympic Games, which will be held in the Japanese capital, Tokyo, from July 23 to August 8th next.
The formation of the Egyptian Olympic team against the samba was as follows:
Goalkeeper: Mohamed El-Shennawy
Defence: Mahmoud Hamdi Al-Wensh, Ahmed Hegazy, Osama Jalal
Midfield: Ahmed Fattouh, Akram Tawfik, Ammar Hamdi, Karim Al-Iraqi
Forwards: Ramadan Sobhi, Ahmed Yasser Rayan, Taher Mohamed Taher
