ALEXANDRIA (Egypt): Hosts Egypt beat Trinidad and Tobago 4-1 in the Under-20 World Cup opener, with Hussam Arafat scoring twice on Thursday. Striker Afroto gave Egypt the lead in the 30th minute at the Egyptian Army stadium, but Jean-Luc Rochford equalised six minutes later.
ALEXANDRIA (Egypt): Hosts Egypt beat Trinidad and Tobago 4-1 in the Under-20 World Cup opener, with Hussam Arafat scoring twice on Thursday. Striker Afroto gave Egypt the lead in the 30th minute at the Egyptian Army stadium, but Jean-Luc Rochford equalised six minutes later.
Egypt’s Under-20 side gets the U20 World Cup off to a fine start with an impressive 4-1 victory over Trinidad and Tobago in Borg-el-Arab.
Trinidad and Tobago Under-20 head coach Zoran Vranes says he has a fair idea of what his starting team will be when the young Soca Warriors take on hosts Egypt in the opening match of the 2009 FIFA Under-20 World Championship in Alexandria on Thursday from 8 p.m. (1 p.m. T&T time).
The management of the Trinidad and Tobago national Under-20 team has refuted statements made by ex-T&T captain Clayton Morris concerning the handling of players Trent Lougheed, Jevon Morris and Nicholas Walker.