Saudi Arabia U16 lose to Egypt in Gulf Cup for youth

The Saudi U16 national team suffered a heavy defeat against their Egyptian counterparts, losing five goals to nil, in the match that took place on Saturday evening at Hamad Al-Kabeer Stadium in the Qatari capital, Doha, as part of the opening of their campaign in the 2026 Gulf Cup for Youth.

Mohamed Gamal opened the scoring for the Egyptian national team with a penalty, before the Pharaohs continued their dominance by adding four more goals to secure a 5-0 victory against Saudi Arabia.

Ziad Saudi scored the second goal, followed by Ahmed Safwat with the third, before Khaled Mahmoud added the fourth, and Ahmed Bashir capped off the Egyptian national team's five-goal haul in the closing minutes of the match.

Egypt's national team secured a strong start in the tournament with goals in the 54th, 80th, 85th, 96th, and 98th minutes. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia lost their opening match in the competitions held in Qatar.

The U16 Green team is preparing for their second match against the Yemen national team next Tuesday at Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium, at 8 PM, in search of compensating for their opening loss.

The Saudi national team is in Group B of the 2026 Gulf Cup U17, alongside Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, and Yemen, competing for qualification to the next rounds.