The Egyptian Football Association announced the arbitration team that will manage the first national team match against its Ethiopian counterpart, in the seventh round of the African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup finals, which will be held at ten in the evening on September 5, 2025 at Cairo International Stadium.
The Egyptian team, led by its coach, Hossam Hassan, leads the second group with 16 points from 6 games.
The team stops the Egyptian league 54 days
Arbitration team of Egypt and Ethiopia match
South African referee Tom Abunjil will manage the match, with the help of:
First Assistant: Santos Gerson (Angola)
The second assistant: Zakila Swaili (South Africa)
Fourth referee: Iyjini Mudlouli (South Africa)
The arrangement of the Egypt national team in the World Cup qualifiers
Egypt: 16 points (6 games)
Burkina Faso: 11 points (6 games)
Sierra Leone: 8 points (6 games)
Ethiopia: 6 points (6 games)
Guinea Bissau: 6 points (6 games)
Djibouti: One point (6 games)
Our national team seeks to continue its domination of the group and enhance its position at the top of the ranking, in order to ensure qualification for the 2026 World Cup Finals.